Monroe County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Monroe County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce and court records; probate Judge has probate records; County Assessor has has land records

Parent County
1831--Monroe County was created 6 January 1831 from Ralls County. County seat: Paris

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Monroe County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Audrain
 * Macon
 * Marion
 * Ralls
 * Randolph
 * Shelby

African American

 * 1865-1881 - Monroe County Colored Marriage Book 1 Index 1865-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Catholic
St. Stephen's Church, Indian Creek


 * 1833-1875 - St. Stephen's Church, Indian Creek, Baptism Index 1833-1875. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1835-1885 - St. Stephen's Church, Indian Creek, Marriage Index 1835-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Maps

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


 * Map of Monroe County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

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

Births

 * 1865-1881 - Monroe County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1865-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1831-1879 - Monroe County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1831-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1885 - Monroe County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1879-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1885 - Monroe County Death Index 1883-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries

 * Little Dixie Regional Libraires (Randolph and Monroe counties)

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.