Morgan County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Morgan County

Morgan County; 100 E Newton St; Versailles, MO 65084-1298; Ph. 573.378.5436 Details: (Courthouse burned 1887; no rec lost) (Redr Deeds has m &amp; land rec; Pro Ct has pro rec from 1834; Clk Cir Ct has ct; Co Clk has b &amp; d rec)

Parent County
1833--Morgan County was created 5 January 1833 from Cooper County. County seat: Versailles

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Morgan County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Camden
 * Cooper
 * Miller
 * Moniteau
 * Pettis

Cemeteries

 * Dorothy &amp; Bill Williams have cataloged 27,000 plus burials in 150 cemeteries in Morgan County, MO. They have Last Name, First Name, Birth, Death, Cemetery, Addition, Block, Lot, Grave. They will try to answer any inquiries (within reason) sent to wmwwms@sbcglobal.net


 * Big Rock Cemetery, Moreau BillionGraves
 * Versailles City Cemetery, Moreau BillionGraves

Maps

 * Map of Morgan County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Morgan County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers and Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news that included residents from Morgan County communities.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.