Moniteau County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Recorder of deeds has marriage and land records from 1845; Probate Court has probate records from 1845.

Parent County
1845 Moniteau County was created 14 February 1845 from Cole and Morgan Counties. County seat: California

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Boone •  Cole  •  Cooper  •  Miller  •  Morgan

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from the History of Moniteau County, Missouri (1889) by Goodspeed Publishing Company are available free online at My Genealogy Hound.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Catholic
Assumption, Cedron


 * 1852 - 1876 Assumption Church, Cedron, Baptism Index 1852-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884 - 1885 Assumption Church, Cedron, Marriage Index 1884-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

St. Andrew's, Tipton


 * 1849 - 1876 St. Andrew's Church, Tipton, Baptism Index 1849-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851 - 1876 St. Andrew's Church, Tipton, Marriage Index 1851-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Moniteau County, Missouri: Marriages (1845-1860) &amp; Wills (1845-1914) at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories

 * Herfurth, Charles. As I remember Sandy Hook : Moniteau County, Missouri. [Moniteau County, Mo.] : Moniteau County Historical Society, [19--].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Ford, James Everett. A history of Moniteau County, Missouri. California, Missouri?] : M.H. Crawford, 1936.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Moniteau County Historical Society (Mo.). Moniteau County, Missouri family history book : a history of Moniteau County and it's people. California, Mo : Moniteau County Historical Society, c1980-2000.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Moniteau County townships (Histopolis)


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

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 Moniteau 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 Moniteau 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 that covered local news that included residents from Moniteau County communities.

Births

 * 1827 - 1935  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1845 - 1885 Moniteau County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1845-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1883 - 1894 Moniteau County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1883-1894. 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 $
 * 1845 - 1860 Moniteau County, Missouri: Marriages (1845-1860) &amp; Wills (1845-1914) at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1845 - 1885 Moniteau County Marriage Book 1 Index 1845-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1861 - 1885 Moniteau County Marriage Books 2 thru 4 Index 1861-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1858 - 1931 Moniteau County, Missouri Deaths, 1858-1931 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1867 - 1976  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1883 - 1887 Moniteau County Death Index, Volume 1, 1883-1887. 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

Libraries
Moniteau County Library 501 S. Oak Street California, MO Phone: 573-796-2642 Email: [mailto:librarian@woodplacelibrary.org librarian@woodplacelibrary.org] Website Facebook

Historical Society
Moniteau County Historical Society 201 N. High California, MO 65018 Phone: (573) 796-3563 Website

Family History Centers
Tipton Missouri Family History Center 30630 Highway 5 S Tipton, MO 65081 United States Location Map