Montgomery County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Montgomery County

Montgomery County; 211 E 3rd St; Montgomery City, mo 63361-1956; Ph. 573.564.3357 Details: (Co rec burned 1864) (Clk Cir Ct has m rec from 1864, div &amp; ct rec from 1886; Pro Judge has pro rec from 1890)

Parent County
1818--Montgomery County was created 14 December 1818 from St. Charles County. County seat: Montgomery City

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Montgomery 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

 * Audrain
 * Callaway
 * Gasconade
 * Lincoln
 * Osage
 * Pike
 * Warren

Maps

 * Map of Montgomery County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Montgomery 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 from the early 1900's covering local news that sometimes included residents from Montgomery 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.