Missouri, Audrain County Tax Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection includes tax records from the Missouri State Archives for the years 1876 to 1946. The types of records includes are:
 * Merchants tax books
 * Real and personal property tax books
 * Delinquent tax book
 * Land lists

What Can These Records Tell Me?
Tax records may contain:
 * The names of people being taxed
 * The value of property
 * Where the person lived
 * Types of real and personal property owned

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of the individual
 * The approximate location of where they lived
 * The names of other family members

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Use the information found in the tax records to search for land and property
 * Search Audrain County for vital records, such as birth, marriage, and death
 * Search for probate records
 * Use the information found in the tax records to search for the family in census records
 * Search military records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variant spellings of the names
 * Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. In addition local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records
 * Search the records of nearby localities

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Missouri.
 * Missouri Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.