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United States Missouri Carroll County

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Carroll County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 2, 1833
County Seat	Handybook
Courthouse
Address	Carroll County Courthouse County Courthouse Carrollton, MO 64633 Phone: 816.542.0615 Carroll County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth records 1883-1895
and death records 1883-1890; Clerk Circuit Court
has divorce and court records from 1833
and naturalization records 1843-1919; Recorder
Deeds has marriage records,  land records from 1833;
Probate Office has probate records^[1]

History

The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.^[2]

Parent County

1833--Carroll County was created 2 January 1833 from Ray County. County seat: Carrollton ^[3]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Carroll County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

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

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Caldwell
• Chariton
• Lafayette
• Livingston
• Ray
• Saline

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Map of Carroll County townships (Histopolis)
  

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

Military

Newspapers

• The Archives of The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (1889-2009) provides free access to their newspapers online. Their newspapers covered local news that included residents from Carroll County communities.

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

Marriages

Deaths

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

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), Carroll County, Missouri. Page 398 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).