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Guide to Stone County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Stone County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 10, 1851 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Galena |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Stone County Courthouse PO Box 45 Galena, MO 65656 Phone: 417.357.6127 Stone County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage and land records
from 1851, probate and court records from 1800’s
and military discharge records rec from 1918[1]
History
Parent County
1851--Stone County was created 10 February 1851 from Taney County. County seat: Galena [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Stone 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
Resources
Cemeteries
Census
For tips on accessing Stone County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Sone County Historical Society put together a wonderful book called "History of Stone County Missouri" published in 1989. There are 3 volumes. The Family History Library has a copy of the first one. The call number is 977.8794H2h. Volume 2 has been sent to preservation and Vol 3 is currently being digitized. Vol 1 has a section on cemeteries, where to find them and a little about them. Also churches, newspapers, stories and legends, and a large section with almost 400 family histories
Maps
- Map of Stone County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Stone 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
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
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Stone County, Missouri. Page 406 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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