Pettis County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Pettis County

Guide to Pettis County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Recorder Deeds has marriage and land records from 1833; Probate Court has probate records from 1833; Clerk Circuit has court records

Parent County
1833--Pettis County was created 26 January 1833 from Cooper and Saline Counties. County seat: Sedalia

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties
Benton • Cooper • Henry • Johnson • Lafayette • Morgan • Saline

Cemeteries

 * Houstonia Cemetery, Houstonia BillionGraves
 * Prairie Hill Cemetery, La Monte BillionGraves
 * Pettis County, Missouri Cemetery Records, Vol. 1 at Ancestry.com ($)

Catholic
St. John's, Bahner


 * 1846-1876 - St. John's, Bahner, Baptism Index 1846-1876. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1851-1885 - St. John's, Bahner, Marriage Index 1851-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * St. Louis
 * St. Louis N.
 * St. Louis S.
 * Sedalia

Local Histories

 * Demuth's The History of Pettis County, Missouri... (1882) is available on Google Books.a

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Pettis County townships (Histopolis)


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


 * Map of 1904 Pettis County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news on Pettis County residents as well as residents from surrounding counties.

Births

 * 1865-1874 - Pettis County Birth Index 1865-1874. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1865-1884 - Pettis County Marriage Index 1865-1884. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1884-1885 - Pettis County Marriage Index 1884-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Pettis County, Missouri, Marriages, performed in 1891, listed in the Sedalia Weekly Bazoo Newspaper.

Deaths

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

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Family History Centers

 * Sedalia Missouri Family History Center 1201 W Broadway, Sedalia MO 65301 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Pettis County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Pettis County, Missouri Genealogy Trails. http://genealogytrails.com/mo/pettis/index.html
 * Pettis County, Missouri Genealogy Trails. http://genealogytrails.com/mo/pettis/index.html