Maries County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Maries County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has marriage records from 1873, divorce and court records from 1866, land records from 1855 and school records from 1911; Probate Division has probate records from 1880

Parent County
1855--Maries County was created 2 March 1855 from Osage and Pulaski Counties. County seat: Vienna

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.

Neighboring Counties
Phelps County • Pulaski County •  Miller County •  Osage County •  Gasconade County

Record Loss
1868  Fire destroyed the courthouse and most records November 6, 1868.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Osage County Historical Society has information on historic places from Gasconade, Maries &amp; Osage Counties including sources and links to historic maps. Also see: Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945. (State Historical Society of Missouri)

Biographies

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

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

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


 * King, Everett Marshall. History of Maries County. Cape Girardeau, Missouri : Ramfre Press, c1963.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Maps of townships (Histopolis)


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

Civil War

 * - 9th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company K

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Maries County communities.

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 $
 * 1883 - Maries County Birth Index 1883. Batch 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 $
 * 1881-1885 - Maries County Marriage Book B Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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.
 * 1883 - Maries County Death Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Historical Society

 * Historical Society of Maries County Sharon Wulff, Correspondent Post Office Box 289 Vienna, Missouri 65582

Library
Heartland Regional Library 315 Third Street Vienna, MO 65582 Phone: (573) 422-9866 Website