Pike County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Pike County

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

County Courthouse

 * Recorder of Deeds has land records from 1819 and marriage records from 1825
 * Clerk Circuit Court has court records

Parent County
1818--Pike County was created 14 December 1818 from St. Charles County. County seat: Bowling Green

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Audrain •  Calhoun County, Illinois  •  Lincoln  •  Montgomery  •  Pike County, Illinois  •  Ralls

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * The history of Pike County, Missouri : an encyclopedia of useful information...condensed history of...Missouri ...St. Louis...history of Pike County...biographical sketches.... Des Moines, Iowa : Mills, 1882.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Pike County townships (Histopolis)


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


 * Map of 1904 Pike County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War

 * - 33rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company D :- 39th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company C :- 1st Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E :- 1st Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company I :- 10th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company C :- 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union), Company A :- 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union), Company B :- 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union), Company C :- 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union), Company D :- 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union), Company E :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B attached battalion :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C attached battalion :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company D :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company D attached battalion :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E attached battalion :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F attached battalion :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G attached battalion :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company K :- 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union), Company H :- 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union), Company I :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A attached battalion :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company H :- 49th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company I

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 – 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1854-1870 - Pike County Birth Index 1854-1870. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1820-1840 - Pike County Marriage Index 1820-1840. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1825-1865 - Pike County Marriage Index 1825-1865. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1881 - Pike County Marriage Index 1865-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Pike County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1820-1840 Pike County, Missouri Marriages: 1820-1840 at Ancestry.com $

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * Pike County, Missouri Deaths, 1878-1917 at Ancestry.com ($)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Pike County Genealogical Society

 * Pike County Genealogical Society P. O. Box 313, Bowling Green, MO 63334-0313 (573) 470-9880.

They have a number of resources available on their website that encompass the following:


 * Marriages
 * Census
 * Obituaries
 * Churches and Cemeteries

Historical Society
Pike County Historical Society 1217 Kentucky Street Louisiana, MO 63353 Phone: (573) 754-5303 Website