Andrew County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Andrew County

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1893; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce and court records from 1841, land and military records; Probate Judge has probate records from 1841

History
Andrew County, Missouri is located in Northwest Missouri and one of the six Platte Purchasecounties acquired by the United States from the Native Americans in 1836. The area now located in Andrew County was first part of Buchanan County, Missouri. Since it was organized in 1841 it is important to determine when ancestors first arrived in Andrew County. If they were there prior to 1841 it will be necessary to look for their records in Buchanan County. The marjority of the original records filed after 1841 are available at the courthouse which is located in Savannah, Missouri.

Parent County
1841--Andrew County was created 29 January 1841 from the Platte Purchase. County seat: Savannah

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Andrew 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

 * Buchanan
 * Dekalb
 * Doniphan County, Kansas
 * Gentry
 * Holt
 * Nodaway

Land

 * Land patents are available online from 1844 to 1969 at the Missouri Secretary of State website
 * Available from 1841 to present - original records filed at the Circuit Clerk and Recorder's Office

Maps

 * Map of Andrew County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Andrew County.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European settlers included:


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 from western Missouri to northern California

Deaths

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

Societies and Libraries

 * Andrew County Museum 202 East Duncan Drive Savannah, Missouri 64485


 * Missouri State Archives has a list of records available online.


 * St. Joseph Public Library 927 Felix Street St. Joseph, Missouri 64501


 * Andrew County Historical Society P. O. Box 12 Savannah, Missouri 64485


 * Mid-Continent Library 317 West Highway 24 Independence, Missouri 64050 [moving in 2008 to new facility near Noland Road and Highway 24]

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb Archives - Andrew County
 * MOGenWeb - Andrew County
 * Kindred Trails - Andrew County