Clark County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Clark County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate, court, and land records from 1836

Parent County
1836--Clark County was created 16 December 1836 from Lewis County. County seat: Kahoka

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Clark County boundary 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

 * Hancock County, Illinois
 * Knox
 * Lee County, Iowa
 * Lewis
 * Scotland
 * Van Buren County, Iowa

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Clark County townships (Histopolis)


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

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.