Barton County
Barton County Clerk
Courthouse
Lamar, MO 64759
417-682-2110
8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday-Friday
Cost: Copies of Birth, Death, Marriage Records and Deeds $1.00 per page. Certified copies of Deeds $2.00. Certified copies of Marriage License $9.00. Court records are $0.10 per page unless Certified. For Certified copies add an additional $2.00.
Clerk of the County Court:
Permanent record of births, 1883-1894
Register of births and stillbirths, 1883-1896
Permanent record of deaths, 1883-1895
Register of deaths, 1883-1899
County Poor Farm Record Book 1924-1934
Miscellaneous records for construction and furnishing of
Courthouse, 1888-1889
Petitions for incorporation of cities
Inquest Records
Incomplete country school records
Clerk of the Circuit Court: Index to Circuit court records, 1866-present
Circuit court records, 1866-present (Divorce)
Naturalization records
Adoption records-available only upon petition to Court
Clerk of Probate Court: Index to probate records, 1869-present
Probate records, 1866-present
Recorder of Deeds: Index to deeds, 1857-present
Deed records, 1858-present
Index to recorder�s files, 1866-present
Index to marriage records, 1866-present
Marriage records, 1866-present
Original plats for cities
Barton County Plat Books for 1903 & 1929
Barton County Treasurer & Ex-Officio Collector:
Tax Books for Real Estate and Personal Property 1971 to present
Back Tax Books-1954 to present
Assessor: Maps, 1981
Real Estate Tax Index file, 1984
Cities:(now & then)
Beloit
Berry Hill
Bushnell
Denison
Dublin
Ellsworth
Esrom
Golden City
Iantha
Irwin
Kenoma
Lamar
LeRoy
Liberal
Milford
Mindenmines
Nashville
Newport
Verdella aka Barton Center
Barton County Historical Society
P. O. Box 416
Lamar, MO 64759
417-682-3297
12:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M. Monday - Friday
Cost: Microfilm, $2.00 for use of machine and
$0.50per copy.
All other copies are $0.10 a copy.
Records: List of Burials in Barton County Cemeteries
Lake Cemetery Files
Deaths: Volumes 1 & 2
Humphrey Funeral Records(1889 to 1923)
Barton County Census index for 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900
Barton County Census microfilm 1910 & 1920
Lamar Democrat (newspaper)microfilm 1887 - 1982
Publications on file:
The Story of Barton County by Marvin L. Vangilder, 1855 to 1972
History of Missouri, 1889
Barton County Directory, 1911
Barton County Historical Atlas, 1886
Index of Missouri Historical Societies
50 Years After the Civil War by Dr. W. L. Griffin
Missouri Blue Book Manuals
Combs Record of the Civil War
The 4 R�s of Barton County Schools
The Strange Town of Liberal by Willis Strong
The History of Liberal by Willis Strong
The Barton County Courthouse (1889 -1989)
Old Telephone Directories
Barton County Plat Books (1886, 1903, 1929, 1988, 1994 & 1998)
Barton County Library
Administrative Office
300 W. 10th St.
Lamar, MO 64759-1419
Phone: 417-682-5355 Fax: 417-682-3206 E-mail
Web site: http://bartoncounty.lib.mo.us
hours: M, T, W 10-8:00, T,F 10:00-5:30, Sa 10:00-12:30
Barton County Library
Golden City Public Library
P. O. Box 453, 607 Main St.
Golden City, MO 64748-0453
Phone: 417-537-4991
Hours: M,W,F 10-5,Th 1-8, Sa 10-1
Barton County Library
Liberal Public Library
1030 S. Main
Liberal, MO 64762-9550
Phone: 417-843-5791
Hours: M,W,F 9-5, Th 1-?, Sa - 1st and 3rd 10-1
Sheldon City Library
P.O. Box 502
Sheldon, MO 64784-0502
Phone: 417-884-2909 E-mail