Clinton County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Clinton 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 DeWitt Clinton. The County is located in the northwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clinton County Courthouse 211 N Main Street PO Box 245 Plattsburg, MO 64477-0245 Phone: 816-539-3719 Clinton County Website County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1833 and military records from 1919. Probate Judge has probate records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Clinton County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. 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

 * Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri Biographical Record at Ancestry ($)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri at Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes


 * FamilySearch Places

Baptist Cameron First Baptist Church

Catholic St. Ann's, Plattsburg


 * 1868-1876 St. Ann's, Plattsburg, Baptism Index 1868-1876. Batch  at FamilySearch
 * 1869-1885 St. Ann's, Plattsburg, Marriage Index 1869-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cameron

Court Records

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

Local Histories

 * Clinton County in Pictures : a Pictorial Review of Clinton County Commemorating One Hundred Years of Progress. 19--?. U.S. : s.n. Online at FamilySearch
 * History of Clinton and Caldwell Counties, Missouri. 1923. by Carrie Polk Johnston. Topeka, Kansas: Historical Publishing, Online at: FamilySearch
 * The History of Clinton County, Missouri. 1881. St. Joseph, Missouri: National Historical Company. Online at: Google Books; and at Missouri Digital History
 * History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares. 1983. by Marian M. Ohman. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Buchanan and Clinton Counties, Missouri. 1893. Chicago: Chapman Bros. Online at: Google Books; 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
 * Tattle-tales, Bits and Pieces About the Golden Valley : This is the Way it Was, Clinton, Missouri. 1967. by Kathleen White Miles. Clinton, Missouri: Democrat Publishing Co. Online at: FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Interactive map of Clinton 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 Clinton County.
 * An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Clinton County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * Plat Book of Clinton 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 Clinton 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 Clinton County, Missouri:


 * - 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A
 * - 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B
 * - 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G
 * - 48th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company H
 * - 4th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F
 * - 6th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company F

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

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
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1863-1875 Clinton County Birth Index 1863-1875. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1865 Clinton County Birth Index, Volumes B and C, 1865. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1920-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Marriage

 * 1750-1920  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800-1991  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry ($)
 * 1847-1881 Clinton County Marriage Books B thru C Index 1847-1881. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1881-1885 Clinton County Marriage Book 2 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1883-1888 Clinton County Death Index 1883-1888. Batch at FamilySearch
 * 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

 * Cameron Missouri Family History Center

Libraries

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

Societies

 * Clinton County Historical and Genealogy Society 515 W. Clay Avenue Plattsburg, MO 64477 Phone: 816-930-1909 Website
 * Cameron Historical Society 508 South Walnut Street Cameron, MO 64429 Phone: 816-632-3538 WebsiteFacebook
 * Northwest Missouri Genealogical Society 412 Felix Street Saint Joseph, MO 64501 Phone: 816-233-0524 Mailing Address: P.O. Box 382 Saint Joseph, MO 64502 Website

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * Clinton County MO Genealogy Research Contains information for researching genealogy in Clinton County MO, Census, bios, obituary, birth, death, marriage, maps, and other records
 * 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 ($)