Saline County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Saline County

Guide to Saline County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1885; Marshall Public Library has cemeter and genealogy records

Parent County
1820--Saline County was created 25 November 1820 from Cooper and Howard Counties. County seat: Marshall

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Saline 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

 * Carroll
 * Chariton
 * Cooper
 * Howard
 * Johnson
 * Lafayette
 * Pettis

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Antioch Cemetery, Liberty
 * Blue Lick Union Church and Cemetery, Marshall
 * Christ Lutheran Church Cemetery, Liberty
 * Fairview Cemetery, Marshall
 * Fairview Cemetery, Sweet Springs
 * Heath Creek Cemetery, Blackwater
 * Rose Valley Cemetery, Houstonia
 * Sunset Hill Cemetery, Marshall

Catholic
Immaculate Conception, Shackelford


 * 1849-1876 - Immaculate Conception, Shackelford, Baptism Index 1849-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1867-1885 - Immaculate Conception, Shackelford, Marriage Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

La Inmaculada Concepcion, San Diego de Alejandria


 * 1723-1866 - La Inmaculada Concepcion, San Diego de Alejandria, Baptism Index 1723-1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Joseph, Slater


 * 1866-1876 - St. Joseph, Slater, Baptism Index 1866-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1885 - St. Joseph, Slater, Marriage Index 1884-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Peter's, Marshall


 * 1871-1876 - St. Peter's, Marshall, Baptism Index 1871-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1872-1885 - St. Peter's, Marshall, Marriage Index 1872-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Local Histories
A Portrait and biographical record of Lafayette and Saline counties, Missouri ... (1893) is available online free from Google Books. The first part of the book contains biographies of the U.S. presidents. The second part, starting on p.111, contains biographies Lafayette and Saline county residents.

Maps

 * Map of Saline County townships (Histopolis)


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


 * Map of 1904 Saline County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War, 1861-1865
Civil War service men from Saline County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Saline County.

Confederate Units:


 * - 5th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry, Company D, which became Marmaduke's Escort Company, Missouri Cavalry

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that sometimes included Saline County residents.

Births

 * 1835-1874 - Saline County Birth Index 1835-1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1885 - Saline County Birth Index 1883-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1820-1836 - Saline County Marriage Index 1820-1836. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1835-1874 - Saline County Marriage Index 1835-1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1881 - Saline County Marriage Index 1875-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Saline County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1885 - Saline County Death Index 1883-1885. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

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.