Morgan County, Missouri Genealogy

United States &gt; Missouri &gt; Morgan County

Parent County
1833--Morgan County was created 5 January 1833 from Cooper County. County seat: Versailles

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton
 * Camden
 * Cooper
 * Miller
 * Moniteau
 * Pettis

Cemeteries
Dorothy &amp; Bill Williams have cataloged 27,000 plus burials in 150 cemeteries in Morgan County, MO. They have Last Name, First Name, Birth, Death, Cemetery, Addition, Block, Lot, Grave. They will try to answer any inquiries (within reason) sent to wmwwms@sbcglobal.net

Maps
Map of Morgan County townships (Histopolis)

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

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

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.