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introduction
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Missouri is a state
located in the Midwestern region of the United States of America. This
U.S. State comprises 114
counties and the independent city of St. Louis. The four
largest urban
areas are Kansas
City, St. Louis, Springfield, and Columbia. Missouri's
capital is Jefferson
City. The land that is now Missouri
was acquired from France as part of the Louisiana Purchase and became known as the Missouri Territory. Part of the
Territory was admitted into the union as the 24th state on August 10,
1821. It is bordered
by eight states: Iowa,
Illinois,
Kentucky,
Tennessee,
Arkansas,
Oklahoma,
Kansas
and Nebraska.
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Surname
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The following are
surnames of persons, found within our databases, as having
been either born, married or
died in this U.S. State. Names in dark red denote
direct ancestral surnames. |
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Allen ·
Anthony ·
Bailey ·
Baker ·
Barnes ·
Barnwell ·
Bennett ·
Boyer ·
Bradshaw ·
Briggs ·
Briggs ·
Brown ·
Butler ·
Carlock ·
Carr ·
Carter ·
Chandler ·
Clemens ·
Collier |
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Collins ·
Conner ·
Cox ·
Crow ·
Deatherage ·
Dovel ·
Dunakey ·
Ellis ·
Eubanks ·
Fly ·
Fritts ·
Gardner ·
Garrison ·
Geisler ·
Goodman ·
Haggard ·
Halbert ·
Hamilton |
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Harper ·
Harrison ·
Hart ·
Hawkins ·
Hitt ·
Hopkins ·
Hoss ·
Hyde ·
James ·
Johnson ·
Johnson ·
Jones ·
Kinsey ·
Knight ·
Lovelace ·
Loyd ·
Marquis |
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McAllister ·
McChesney ·
McCoy ·
McVicker ·
Meade ·
Mefford ·
Montgomery ·
Moreland ·
Mudd ·
Murray ·
Musgraves ·
Neeland ·
Noblett ·
Oliver ·
Parker ·
Parr ·
Peachee ·
Peyton |
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Pillatt ·
Pinnell ·
Renfro ·
Ross ·
Schockley ·
Sheperd ·
Sherrill ·
Sigler ·
Skaggs ·
Smith ·
Southard ·
Spencer ·
Tatum ·
Terrill ·
Terry ·
Tiffin ·
Tipton ·
Valentine
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Paules |
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Click on this link to find out more about each surname listed
above as well as other surnames found within our three family databases. |
This link will also lead you to surname resources at Rootsweb, and information about
the world-wide distribution of a surname. |
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Use this free genealogy site to help
you get the best
genealogy searches from Google™ by using
your family tree, for your research. It will create
a series of different searches using tips or
"tricks" |
that will
likely improve your results.
The different searches will give you many different ways of using Google and
the Internet to find ancestry information about this or any other Surname. |
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Click
on the LINK to the right to see more
information about the World distribution of any surname. You can get greater |
detail
for any of the maps by clicking on the area, i.e
state, county that you are interested in. |
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research location
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Our Ancestral
Counties
The following
named counties are associated with the history of our DIRECT ancestors. To select a
specific ancestral county, go to our ANCESTRAL LOCATIONS home page. Here you will find
additional links to our county pages where you can obtain information about
our family gen-sites, images of localities, and surnames of persons, in our
database, who have lived in the selected county. |
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Click
on this thumbnail map for a full-sized version. |
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Gazetteer of Places
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The following Links will take you to
gazetteers that identify places within this U.S. State. These resources feature profiles of cities,
towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions.
In addition this site contains maps, data and directions for a wide
variety of physical, cultural and historic features. |
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Missouri Cities - profiles of 4,190 Missouri cities, towns & neighborhoods Missouri Schools search by city, county,
or address Missouri Physical Features such as lakes,
islands & steams Missouri Cultural Features such as parks, hospitals & airports Missouri Civil Features such as Native Areas and Political Subdivisions Search by Name, County, ZIP Code or Area Code Directory of Towns, Villages and Hamlets Past and Present of
Missouri |
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* includes but not limited to Cemeteries, Churches, Locales, Military Installations;
Populated Places, Post Offices, Schools, Streams, and Trails |
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MISSOURI,
United States
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Boundary changes
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Conducting genealogical
research in the United States requires an understanding of State and County
boundaries. As the population grew
more counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena
was common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th
centuries. As such you may be looking
for records in the wrong county or state.
The web site for the Atlas of Historical County
Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states. The Atlas of
Historical County Boundaries is meant to be a resource for people seeking
records of past events, as well as people trying to analyze, interpret and
display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records, and Vital
Records that
document birth, death, and marriage.
The following link will take you to a list of all the boundary changes to this State and each county or
equivalent within this U.S. State, as well as the date these changes
occurred. Each entry is followed by a
citation to the primary source(s) used to determine the change. |
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View
Interactive Map - Maps and text covering the historical boundaries, names,
organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county, and
unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of the first county through 31
December 2000. Choose a date (day, month, and year) to view historical county
configurations against the modern county network. Use the toolbar to zoom,
pan, measure, view descriptions and citations, or print a desired map. Use
the Help button on top right of the interactive map frame to read full
descriptions of how to use the layers and tools on the interactive map site. View Index of Counties
and Equivalents - Complete index of every
county, county equivalent, or other area relevant to the evolution of state
and county boundaries; includes extinct and proposed counties, non-county
areas, and provides cross references for name changes, and hyperlinks to
corresponding entries from the Individual County Chronologies. Also
accessible from the County Index link at the bottom of the interactive map
frame. View
Consolidated Chronology of State and County Boundaries - Organizes the historical data chronologically, combining
all the county events into a single composite entry for each date. Each entry
is followed by a citation to the primary source(s) used to determine the
change. Also accessible from the Chronologies link at the bottom of the
interactive map frame. View
Individual County Chronologies - Organizes the historical data alphabetically by county
name with each entry covering all the changes to a single county or
equivalent. Each entry is followed by a citation to the primary source(s)
used to determine the change. Also accessible from the Chronologies link at
the bottom of the interactive map frame. |
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County Research (Genealogical)
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Clicking
on a Link
(below) will take you to the County’s website. Here you will find additional links to more
information specific to that location.
The USGenWeb
Project
also sponsors important Special
Projects,
at the national level, that were created to collect and disseminate data that
goes beyond county and state lines. |
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Adair; Andrew; Atchison; Audrain; Barry; Barton; Bates; Benton; Bollinger; Boone; Buchanan; Butler; Caldwell; Callaway; Camden; Cape Girardeau; Carroll; Carter; Cass; Cedar; Chariton; Christian; Clark; Clay; Clinton; Cole; Cooper; Crawford; Dade; Dallas; Daviess; DeKalb; Dent; Douglas; Dunklin; Franklin; Gasconade; Gentry; Greene; Grundy; Harrison; Henry; Hickory; Holt; Howard; Howell; Iron; Jackson; Jasper; Jefferson; Johnson; Knox; Laclede; Lafayette; Lawrence; Lewis; Lincoln; Linn; Livingston; Macon; Madison; Maries; Marion; McDonald; Mercer; Miller; Mississippi; Moniteau; Monroe; Montgomery; Morgan; New Madrid; Newton; Nodaway; Oregon; Osage; Ozark; Pemiscot; Perry; Pettis; Phelps; Pike; Platte; Polk; Pulaski; Putnam; Ralls; Randolph; Ray; Reynolds; Ripley; St. Charles; St. Clair; St.Francois; St.Louis City & County; Ste.Genevieve; Saline; Schuyler; Scotland; Scott; Shannon; Shelby; Stoddard; Stone; Sullivan; Taney; Texas; Vernon; Warren; Washington; Wayne; Webster; Worth; Wright |
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County Research (General)
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Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia project
based mostly on anonymous contributions. Clicking on a Link
(below) will take you to the Wikipedia article about the county. Here you will find additional links to
guide the user to related pages with additional information. |
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Adair · Andrew · Atchison · Audrain · Barry · Barton · Bates · Benton · Bollinger · Boone · Buchanan · Butler · Caldwell · Callaway · Camden · Cape
Girardeau · Carroll · Carter · Cass · Cedar · Chariton · Christian · Clark · Clay · Clinton · Cole · Cooper · Crawford · Dade · Dallas · Daviess · DeKalb · Dent · Douglas · Dunklin · Franklin · Gasconade · Gentry · Greene · Grundy · Harrison · Henry · Hickory · Holt · Howard · Howell · Iron · Jackson · Jasper · Jefferson · Johnson · Knox · Laclede · Lafayette · Lawrence · Lewis · Lincoln · Linn · Livingston · Macon · Madison · Maries · Marion · McDonald · Mercer · Miller · Mississippi · Moniteau · Monroe · Montgomery · Morgan · New Madrid · Newton · Nodaway · Oregon · Osage · Ozark · Pemiscot · Perry · Pettis · Phelps · Pike · Platte · Polk · Pulaski · Putnam · Ralls · Randolph · Ray · Reynolds · Ripley · St.
Charles · St. Clair · St.
Francois · St. Louis (City) · St. Louis
(County) · Ste.
Genevieve · Saline · Schuyler · Scotland · Scott · Shannon · Shelby · Stoddard · Stone · Sullivan · Taney · Texas · Vernon · Warren · Washington · Wayne · Webster · Worth · Wright |
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Where in the World are My
Ancestors?
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Resources which enhance
our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as important as their names. The LINK |
to the right will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and
other helpful resources that will assist you in discovering
Ancestral Locations. |
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Gen tool-kit
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has
been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this
location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit
some of the interesting historical sites located therein. It can be very satisfying to mix research
with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an
understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research
sessions. When visiting an ancestral
state for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important
places to visit are the State Archives; the State Library; and the State
historical and/or genealogical societies.
It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend
visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to
historical and genealogical societies. Most if not all of these links are to websites that do not require a subscription. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Cemeteries
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history
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Libraries, museums, arcxhives
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Historic House Museums & Historic Structures ·
Historic House Museums in Missouri |
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Maps and gazetteers
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Early
Maps of individual Missouri Counties ·
Historic
USGS maps of Missouri ·
Missouri
County Maps 1804 - Present ·
Missouri Digital Map Library |
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Missouri
Maps U.S. Map Collection,
1513-1990 ($) ·
Missouri
State Gazetteer and Business Directory 1881 ($) ·
Missouri
Towns and Cities USGS -
GNIS ·
Sanborn
Maps of Missouri 390 cities
from 1880 to 1922 |
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Missouri Territory formerly
Louisiana 1814 ·
Map of Missouri 1822 ·
Illinois and Missouri 1823 ·
Illinois,
Missouri 1823 ·
Missouri 1823 ·
Illinois
and Missouri 1825 ·
Map of the State of Missouri
And Territory of Arkansas
1826 ·
State of Missouri And
Territory of Arkansas 1831 ·
Missouri,
Illinois 1832 ·
Missouri 1835 ·
New Map Of Missouri 1836 ·
Missouri 1838 ·
Map of Illinois &
Missouri 1839 ·
Illinois and Missouri 1840 ·
Missouri 1840 ·
Missouri 1841 ·
Missouri 1845 ·
Missouri 1845 ·
New Map Of Missouri 1846 |
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Iowa, Missouri u. Illinois 1854 ·
Missouri 1856 ·
Missouri And Kanzas
1860 ·
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa,
Nebraska and Kansas 1860 ·
Missouri 1866 ·
Iowa,
Missouri 1870 ·
Missouri
State Atlas, 1873 ($) ·
Map of Missouri 1874 ·
Missouri 1875 ·
State of Missouri 1878 ·
Missouri and Arkansas 1879 ·
Iowa,
Missouri 1880 ·
Iowa,
Missouri 1890 ·
Missouri 1897 ·
U.S. Atlas: Missouri 1895 ·
Map
of Missouri 1922 |
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records
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Missouri Birth & Death Records Database ·
Missouri County History Project Online published books of county histories |
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Missouri USGenWeb
Archives Search ·
Surname Search Missouri State Genealogical Association Surname Books |
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societies
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Heartland Chapter Association of Professional Genealogists ·
The Historical Society of the United States Courts
in the Eighth Circuit ·
Missouri Division - Sons of Confederate Veterans ·
Missouri Division - United Daughters of the
Confederacy |
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Missouri Society - National Society Daughters of the American Revolution ·
Missouri Society - National Society Sons of the American Revolution ·
Missouri State Genealogical Association ·
Missouri State Society - United States Daughters of
1812 ·
Missouri State Society, Daughters of the American
Colonists |
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