Ozark County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Ozark County

Guide to Ozark 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; County Clerk has County Community minutes; Probate Court has probate records; Recorder Deeds has land records

Parent County
1841--Ozark County was created 29 January 1841 from Taney county. The name was changed to Decatur in 1843 and back to Ozark in 1845. County seat: Gainesville

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Ozark 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

 * Baxter County, Arkansas
 * Douglas
 * Fulton County, Arkansas
 * Howell
 * Marion County, Arkansas
 * Taney

Maps

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


 * Map of Ozark County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Ozark County.

Marriages

 * 1858-1885 - Ozark County Marriage Index 1858-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

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.