Gasconade County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth records 1867-1897 and death records 1883-1901; Recorder of Deeds has land records; Probate Judge has probate records.

History

 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford &amp; Gasconade Counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present at Ancestry.com ($)
 * The German Settlement Society of Philadelphia and its colony, Hermann, Missouri at Ancestry.com ($)

Parent County
1820 Gasconade County was created 25 November 1820 from Franklin County. County seat: Hermann

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
Crawford County • Phelps County •  Maries County •  Moniteau County •  Miller County •  Montgomery County •  Warren County •  Franklin County

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



To see a list of places in Gasconade County, click on [Show], in the bar above.

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

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Gasconade County, Missouri (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford &amp; Gasconade counties, Missouri : from the earliest time to the present, together with sundry personal business and professional sketches and numerous family records, besides a valuable fund of notes, original observations, etc., etc. Chicago : Goodspeed Pub., 1888.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Gasconade County townships (Histopolis)


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

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865  at FamilySearch — index
 * at FamilySearch — images

Regiments

Service men in Gasconade County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Gasconade County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941-1946 - at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's covering local news that included residents from Gasconade 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 $
 * 1869 - 1886 Gasconade County Birth Index 1869-1886. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875 Gasconade County Birth Index 1875. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1886 - 1894 Gasconade County Birth Index 1886-1894. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1750 - 1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805 - 2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1822 - 1881 Gasconade County Marriage Books A thru D Index 1822-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1881 - 1885 Gasconade County Marriage Book 1 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1869 - 1894 Gasconade County Death Index 1869-1894. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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


 * Gasconade County Historical Society (GCHS) Archives &amp; Records Center is a one-stop facility for genealogical and general history research about Gasconade County.