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United States Missouri Moniteau County

	Missouri Online Records

Moniteau County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 14, 1845
County Seat	California
Courthouse
Address	Moniteau County Courthouse 200 East Main Street California, Mo 65018 Phone: 573-796-4661 Moniteau County Website

County Courthouse

Recorder of deeds has marriage and land records
from 1845; Probate Court has probate records
from 1845^[1]

History

Parent County

1845--Moniteau County was created 14 February 1845 from Cole and Morgan Counties. County seat: California ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• See an interactive map of Moniteau County border 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

• Boone
• Cole
• Cooper
• Miller
• Morgan

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Map of Moniteau County townships (Histopolis)
  

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

Military

Newspapers

• Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news that included residents from Moniteau 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
• Tipton Missouri Family History Center

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), Moniteau County, Missouri. Page 403 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).