Crawford County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Crawford County, Missouri ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for William H. Crawford. The County is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Crawford County Courthouse 302 W Main Street Steelville, MO 65565 Phone: 573-775-2376 Crawford County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1832. Probate Judge has probate records from 1889.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Crawford County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTownLocator. The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Crawford County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Local Histories

 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties, Missouri. 1888. Chicago: The Goodspeed Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch; and at Missouri Digital History
 * State of Missouri: an autobiography. 1904. by Walter Williams. Columbia, Mo: Press of E. W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Crawford County townships (Histopolis)
 * Missouri As It Is In 1867. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Crawford. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Crawford County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
 * Plat Book of Crawford County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Regiments

Service men in Crawford County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Crawford County, Missouri:
 * - 32nd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company E
 * - 11th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate, Company B
 * - 16th Regiment, Missouri Cavalry - Confederate, Company B
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company D
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company E
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company F
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company I
 * - 63rd Regiment, Enrolled Militia, Missouri Infantry (60 days 1864) (Union), Company K

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images- How to Use this Collection
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index and images ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1920-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Marriage

 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800-1991  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1829-1871 Crawford County Marriage Index 1829-1871. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1866 Crawford County Marriage Index 1866. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1871-1885 Crawford County Marriage Books C thru E Index 1871-1885. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * Missouri Marriage Records Site
 * The marriage records of Crawford County, Missouri at Ancestry ($)

Death

 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1968-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)