Barry County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Barry County

Barry County; 700 Main St; Cassville, MO 65625; Ph. 417.847.2561 Details: (Fire in 1872 destroyed many rec in Cir Clk office) (Rec Deeds has m &amp; land rec; Clk Cir Ct has div &amp; ct rec; Pro Judge has pro rec)

County Courthouse
Barry County County Courthouse 700 Main, Suite 6 Cassville, MO 65625 Telephone: (417) 847-2914

Parent County
1835--Barry County was created 5 January 1835 from Greene County. County seat: Cassville

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Barry 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

 * Benton County, Arkansas
 * Carroll County, Arkansas
 * Lawrence
 * McDonald
 * Newton
 * Stone

Cemeteries
All of the cemeteries in Barry county Missouri are listed here: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~mobarry/cemetery/rschcemtery.htm They also have directions to the cemeteries, photos of the cemeteries and photos of most of the head stones.

BillionGraves:


 * Chitwood Cemetery, Wheaton
 * Corinth Cemetery, Exeter
 * Washburn Prairie Cemetery, Exeter

Maps

 * Map of Barry County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Joplin newspapers and Neosho newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Barry 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.