Newton County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Newton County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, probate and land records

Parent County
1838--Newton County was created 30 December 1838 from Barry County. County seat: Neosho

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Populated Places

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945 for all Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Barry • Cherokee County, Kansas • Jasper • Lawrence • McDonald • Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Newton County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Hazelgreen Cemetery, Benton BillionGraves
 * Neosho Independent Order of Odd Fellows Cemetery, Neosho BillionGraves

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Newton County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Newton County townships (Histopolis)


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


 * Historic maps of Newton County, Missouri 1861 to 1904, free access on My Genealogy Hound.

Civil War Battles
The following Civil War Battles was fought in Newton County

September 30, 1862 = Newtonia II

October 28, 1864 = Newtonia I

Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Joplin newspapers and Neosho newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Newton County communities.

Births

 * 1865-1866 - Newton County Birth Index 1865-1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1890 - Newton County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1883-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1861-1879 - Newton County Marriage Index 1861-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1884 - Newton County Marriage Index 1879-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1885 - Newton County Marriage Index 1884-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1890 - Newton County Death Index, Volume 1, 1883-1890. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries
Newton County Historical Society and Museum 121 North Washington &amp; McCord Neosho, Missouri 64850 417-451-4940
 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

http://www.newtoncountyhistoricalsociety.org

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Joplin Missouri Family History Center 2107 S Indiana Ave, Joplin, MO 64804 United States

Web Sites

 * Newton County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook