Grundy County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Grundy County

History


The county is named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777-1840).

Parent County
1841--Grundy County was created 29 January 1841 from Livingston County. County seat: Trenton

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Daviess
 * Harrison
 * Linn
 * Livingston
 * Mercer
 * Sullivan

Maps

 * Map of Grundy County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Chillicothe newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Grundy County communities.

Deaths

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.