Randolph County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Randolph County

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

County Courthouse
County Recorder has marriage and land records; Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce records; Probate Court has probate records.

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
1882 Courthouse burned on August 12, 1882. Some records were destroyed; deed index from 1829 survived.

History
History of Randolph County, Missouri (1920), by Alexander H. Waller, is available free of charge online at Internet Archive.


 * History of Randolph and Macon Counties, Missouri : written and compiled from the most authentic official and private sources : at Ancestry.com ($)

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Macon •  Chariton  •  Howard  •  Boone  •  Audrain  •  Monroe  •  Shelby

Cemeteries

 * Randolph County, Missouri, Cemetery Records and Histories, Vol. IV (1-6) &amp; Vol.V (1-2) at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Randolph County, Missouri Cemetery Records, Vol. 3 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Court

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * History of Randolph and Macon counties. St. Louis, Missouri : National Historical, 1884.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Waller, Alexander H. History of Randolph County, Missouri. Topeka, Kan. : Historical Pub. Co., 1920.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)


 * Edwards Brothers. An illustrated historical atlas of Randolph County, Missouri. Philadelphia, Pa. : Edwards Brothers of Missouri, 1876.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



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

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 Randolph 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 Randolph County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1941 - 1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at | FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * Moberly Monitor-Index (Moberly, Missouri) at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Moberly Weekly Monitor (Moberly, Missouri) at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Magic City Free Press (Moberly, Missouri) at Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1836 - 1858 Randolph County, Missouri Administration and Wills: 1836-1858 at Ancestry.com ($)

Births

 * 1827 - 1935  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1837, 1854-1867 Randolph County Birth Index 1837, 1854-1867. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1884 Randolph County Birth Index 1884. 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 $
 * 1829 - 1859 Randolph County, Missouri Marriage Records, 1829-1859 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1829 - 1881 Randolph County Marriage Index 1829-1881. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1881 - 1885 Randolph County Marriage 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
 * 1883 - 1884 Randolph County Death Index, Volume A, 1883-1884. Batch  at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Historical Societies

 * Randolph County Historical Society 223 N Clark Street Moberly, MO 65270 Phone: 660-263-9396

Little Dixie Regional Libraries
Monroe and Randolph Counties Library and Technical Center Local newspaper data and scanned obituary images (Click on "genealogy" in the 24 hour Library Resources menu)

Family History Centers



 * Moberly Missouri Family History Center Hwy 24 E Moberly MO 65270 United States Location Map