Douglas County, Missouri Genealogy

United States &gt; Missouri &gt; Douglas County

Parent County
1857--Douglas County was created 29 October 1857 from Ozark and Taney Counties. County seat: Ava

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Douglas 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

 * Christian
 * Howell
 * Ozark
 * Taney
 * Texas
 * Webster
 * Wright

Maps

 * Map of Douglas County townships (Histopolis)


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

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
 * Ava Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.