Barton County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Barton County

County Courthouse
Barton County Courthouse 1004 Gulf Street Lamar, MO 64759 Phone: 417.682.3529 County Clerk has birth records 1883-1897 and death records 1883-1899;

Recorder Deeds has divorce and land records; Probate Court has probate records; Magistrate Court, division 2, has court records

Parent County
1855--Barton County was created 12 December 1855 from Jasper County. County seat: Lamar

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Barton County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cedar
 * Crawford County, Kansas
 * Dade
 * Jasper
 * Vernon

Maps

 * Map of Barton County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

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

Deaths

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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