Dallas County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Dallas County

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

County Courthouse
County Recorder has birth, marriage, death, burial, divorce, probate, court and land records

Parent County
1841--Dallas County was created 29 January 1841 from Polk County. County seat: Buffalo. Dallas was originally named Niangua County. Its name was changed to Dallas in 1844.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Dallas 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

 * Camden
 * Greene
 * Hickory
 * Laclede
 * Polk
 * Webster

Maps

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


 * Map of Dallas County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Dallas County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Dallas County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Births

 * 1851-1866 - Dallas County Birth Index 1851-1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1922 - Dallas County Birth Index 1883-1922. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1922 - Dallas County Birth Index 1883-1922. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1867-1885 - Dallas County Marriage Book 1 Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1924 - Dallas County Death Index 1883-1924. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Societies and Libraries
Dallas County Historical Society, Inc. P.O. Box 594 Buffalo, MO 65622 Phone: Thelma Kurtz at 417-345-8694 Email: lcrawford@windstream.net Website: http://www.mogenweb.org/dallas/DCHS.html

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