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United States Missouri Ripley County

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

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Ripley County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 5, 1833
County Seat	Doniphan
Courthouse
Address	Ripley County Courthouse County Courthouse Doniphan, MO 63935 Phone: 573.996.3215 Ripley County Website

County Courthouse

 

Recorder Deeds has marriage and land records 1833;
Probate Court has probate records^[1]

History

Parent County

1833--Ripley County was created 5 January 1833 from Wayne County. County seat: Doniphan ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• See an interactive map of Ripley County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

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

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Butler
• Carter
• Clay County, Arkansas
• Oregon
• Randolph County, Arkansas

Resources

Cemeteries

BillionGraves

• Arnold Cemetery, Harviell
• Fairdealing Cemetery, Fairdealing
• Gum Cemetery, Harviell
• Masonic Cemetery, Neelyville

Census

For tips on accessing Ripley County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Map of Ripley County townships (Histopolis)
  

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

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

• 1883 - Ripley County Birth Index 1883. Batch C515315 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1889 - Ripley County Birth Index 1889. Batch C515316 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Marriages

• 1833-1881 - Ripley County Marriage Index 1833-1881. Batch M515671 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1881-1885 - Ripley County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch M515672 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Deaths

• Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
  
• 1885 - Ripley County Death Index 1885. Batch B515315 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries

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.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ripley County, Missouri. Page 405 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f4/Igimissourir.pdf.

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