Cooper County, Missouri Genealogy

United States &gt; Missouri &gt; Cooper County

Parent County
1818--Cooper County was created 17 December 1818 from Howard County. County seat: Boonville

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Howard
 * Moniteau
 * Morgan
 * Pettis
 * Saline

Maps
Map of Cooper County townships (Histopolis)

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

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Jefferson City newspapers and Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news that included residents from Cooper County communities.

Deaths

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

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.