Knox County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Knox County

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

County Courthouse
County Recorder has marriage, divorce, land records Associate Circuit Judge has probate and court recorder; Hisorical Society in Courthouse has birth and death records 1883-1890

History


The county is named for General Henry Knox (1750-1806), Revolutionary War hero, and the nation's first Secretary of War.

Parent County
1845--Knox County was created 14 February 1845 from Scotland County. County seat: Edina

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.

Neighboring Counties
Adair • Clark • Lewis • Macon • Scotland • Shelby

Biographies
All of the family biographies from the History of Knox County, Missouri (1887) by Goodspeed Publishing Company are available free online at My Genealogy Hound.

Maps

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


 * Interactive map of Knox County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Knox County.


 * Illustrated Historical Atlas of Knox County, Missouri, 1876.

Births

 * 1847, 1861-1869 - Knox County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1847, 1861-1869. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1845-1881 - Knox County Marriage Book 1 Index 1845-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Knox County Marriage Book 1 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Societies and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers