Phelps County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Phelps County

Guide to Phelps County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1857 and probate records

Parent County
1857--Phelps County was created 13 November 1857 from Crawford, Pulaski and Maries Counties. County seat: Rolla

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
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The society's Research Center-Rolla has a collection that focuses on the history of southern Missouri and the Ozark Highland.

Neighboring Counties
Crawford • Dent • Gasconade • Maries • Pulaski • Texas

Biographies

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

Local Histories

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

Maps

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


 * Map of Phelps County townships (Histopolis)


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

Military

 * There is an index for the State Federal Soldiers' Home in St. James, Mo. in Marie Concannon's Index of residents State Federal Soldiers' Home of Missouri, St. James, Missouri, 1899-1946 (Worldcat). The home was provided for indigent Union veterans of the Civil War, their wives, widows, and army nurses.

Births

 * 1857-1867 - Phelps County Birth Index 1857-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1883-1890 - Phelps County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1883-1890. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1857-1867 - Phelps County Marriage Index 1857-1867. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1867-1885 - Phelps County Marriage Index 1867-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1890 - Phelps County Death Index, Volume 1, 1883-1890. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Phelps County Genealogical Society
Phelps County Genealogical Society PO Box 571 Rolla, MO 65402 Phone: (573) 364-9597 E-mail: pcgs@rollanet.org Website: http://pcgsrolla.weebly.com/

Phelps County Historical Society
Phelps County Historical Society 305 W 3rd Street. P.O. Box 1861 Rolla, Missouri 65402 Phone: (573) 364-5977 The Historical Society has a Facebook page.

Family History Centers

 * Rolla Missouri Family History Center 8 Burgher Dr, Rolla MO 65401 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Phelps County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.