Chariton County, Missouri Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for the Chariton River. The County is located in the north central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Chariton County Courthouse 306 S Cherry Keytesville, MO 65261 Phone: 660-288-3273 Chariton County Website County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1887. Circuit Court Clerk and Recorder has marriage records from 1821, divorce and court records from 1872, land records from 1827, naturalization records from 1877 and military discharge records from 1918. Circuit Court Division has probate records from 1860.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Chariton County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton and Linn Counties, Missouri Index to Biographies at Ancestry ($)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, and Linn Counties, Missouri at Ancestry ($)

Cemeteries

 * Chariton County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 1 &amp; 2 at Ancestry ($)
 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Historical, Pictorial and Biographical Record of Chariton County, Missouri. Salisbury, Mo. : Pictorial and Biographical Publishing, 1896. Available online at FamilySearch
 * History of Chariton and Howard Counties, Missouri. By Thomas Berry Smith. 1923. Topeka [Kansas] : Historical Pub. Available online at FamilySearch

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Chariton County townships (Histopolis)
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Chariton County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911 - 1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments

Service men in Chariton 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 Chariton County, Missouri:

World War I

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images

World War II

 * 1940-1945 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1941-1946 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available online. Their database has Chillicothe newspapers and Moberly newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Chariton County communities.
 * The Archives of The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (1889-2009) provides free access to their newspapers online. This is essentially the same collection of Chillicothe newspapers mentioned above for NewspaperArchive.com.

Probate Records
Online Probate Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index and images $
 * 1861-1875 Chariton County, Missouri Wills and Administrations, 1861-75 at Ancestry ($)

Birth

 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1827-1935 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1883-1887 Chariton County Birth Index 1883-1887. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1883-1889 Chariton County Birth Index 1883-1889. Batch at FamilySearch.

Marriage

 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1776-1988 - Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry $
 * 1821-1852 Chariton County, Missouri Marriages: 1821-52 at Ancestry $
 * 1821-1895 Chariton County Marriage Index 1821-1895. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index $
 * 1881-1885 Chariton County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1881-1885. Batch  at FamilySearch.
 * Marriage records of Chariton County, Missouri at Ancestry $

Death

 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images $
 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1883-1887 Chariton County Death Index 1883-1887. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Libraries

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

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)