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United States Missouri Ralls County

	Missouri Online Records

Ralls County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	November 16, 1820
County Seat	New London
Courthouse
Address	Ralls County Courthouse 311 S Main Street New London, MO 63459 Phone: 573.985.7111 Ralls County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth and death records. 
Clerk has birth and deaht records 1883-1886;
Clerk Circuit Court and Recorder of Deeds has
marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1821;
probate Judge has probate records^[1]

History

Parent County

1820--Ralls County was created 16 November 1820 from Pike County. County seat: New London ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• See an interactive map of Ralls 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

• Audrain
• Marion
• Monroe
• Pike County, Illinois
• Pike

Resources

Cemeteries

Barkley Cemetery, New London, Missouri

Census

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Map of Ralls County townships (Histopolis)
  

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

Military

Newspapers

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

Ralls County Historical Society and Museum in Perry, Missouri.

    http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~morchs/

Ralls County Public Library in Center, Missouri

  see  http://www.rallscounty.org/

Hannibal Free Public Library in Hannibal, Missouri

These are all important depositories of Ralls County historical and genealogical materials.

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), Ralls County, Missouri. Page 404 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).