Washington County, Missouri Genealogy

United States  Missouri  Washington County Guide to Washington County, Missouri ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.   County Information Washington County, Missouri Record Dates County Courthouse &#160; County Clerk has birth records 1883-1891 and death records 1883-1886; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court and land&#160; records from 1825; Probate Office has probate records from 1814Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Washington County, Missouri. Page 406 ;. Washington County Courthouse history of the Washington County Courthouse History Washington County, Missouri was organized 21 August 1813. This became effective 1 November 1813. The county was named after George Washington. History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford &amp; Gasconade Counties, Missouri&#160;: from the earliest time to the present&#160;: t</a> at Ancestry.com ($) </li></ul> <ul><li>FreeWeb</a> African-American History of Washington County and the surrounding area </li></ul> <ul><li>History of Old Mines area of Washington County</a> </li></ul> Parent County 1813--Washington County was created 21 August 1813&#160;from Ste. Genevieve</a> County. County seat: Potosi <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="Handybook">The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002). Boundary Changes For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps"</a> (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. Record Loss Washington County Courthouse - In 1906 the Courthouse burned, but before the building was completely destroyed the officials were able to carry the records out safely. - See more at: Missouri County Courthouses</a> <span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref">]Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses Places / Localities Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog <ul><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li><li><span class="fck_mw_template"> </li></ul> <ul><li>The State Historical Society of Missouri</a> has information on historical Missouri place names</a> for all 114 Missouri Counties. </li></ul> Populated Places <ul><li>Belgrade </li><li>Berryman </li><li>Cadet </li><li>Caledonia </li><li>Courtois </li><li>Irondale </li><li>Mineral Point </li><li>Potosi </li><li>Richwoods </li><li>Tiff </li></ul> See also: <ul><li>Washington County, Missouri Places</a> (Wikipedia) </li></ul> Neighboring Counties Crawford</a> <span class="fck_mw_template"> • Franklin</a> <span class="fck_mw_template"> •  Iron</a> <span class="fck_mw_template"> •  Jefferson</a> <span class="fck_mw_template"> •  St. Francois</a> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Resources African American <ul><li>1865-1875 - Washington County Marriage Index 1865-1875. Batch <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li></ul> Biographies <ul><li>Family Biographies from The History of Washington County, Missouri</a> (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website. </li></ul> Cemeteries <ul><li>Blackwell Masonic Cemetery</a> (Find a Grave; contains a number of Jefferson County residents) </li><li>St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Burial Records, 1845-1921</a> (Find a Grave) </li><li><a href="http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&amp;CRid=2211196&amp;CScn=Washington&amp;CScntry=4&amp;CSst=26&amp;CScnty=1506&amp;">Washington City Cemetery</a> (Find a Grave) </li><li><a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/washcem.html">Washington County, Missouri Cemetery Records</a> (U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li><li><a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/washphot.html">Washington County, Missouri Photos</a> (of tombstones, U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li><li><a href="http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/MO/Washington_County">Washington County Cemeteries</a> (Histopolis) </li></ul> Census <ul><li><a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/census/1830/index.txt">1830 census index</a> (U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li><li><a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/census/1830/pg0064.txt">1830 census, Part 1 of 2</a> (U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li><li><a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/census/1830/pg0089.txt">1830 census, Part 2 of 2 </a>(U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li><li><a href="http://www.caulleyscorner.com/IronCoMo/1860SlaveSchedule/1850WashCoSlaveSchedule.txt">1850 slave schedule</a> (Caulley's Corner) </li><li><a href="http://files.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/census/1890wash.txt">1890 special enumeration, Union veteran's census</a> (U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li></ul> <span class="fck_mw_template"> Church <span class="fck_mw_template"> <ul><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/stjamesrecords.html">St. James Catholic Church Records</a> (GenWeb) </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/james-d.html">St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Burial Records, 1845-1921</a> (GenWeb) </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/james-m.html">St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1827-1904</a> (GenWeb) </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/stjoachimrecords.html">St. Joachim Catholic Church Records</a> (GenWeb) </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/firstcommunion.html">St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, First Communion Classes, 1926-1932</a> (GenWeb) </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/wc1830_2.html">St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Partial List of Baptism Records, 1820-1899</a> (GenWeb) </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/joachim-m.html">St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1821-1899</a> (GenWeb) </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/wcchurches.html">Washington County, Missouri Churches</a> (GenWeb) </li></ul> Court <ul><li><a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/washcrt.html">Washington County, Missouri Court Records</a> (U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li></ul> Land <span class="fck_mw_template"> Local Histories <span class="fck_mw_template"> <ul><li><a href="http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/missouri-counties/washington-county-missouri-genealogy-biographies.asp">Biographies from The History of Washington County, Missouri</a> (1888) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website. </li><li>Also Online at <a href="https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE1074064">FamilySearch</a> (Free) </li></ul> <ul><li>Historical Washington County Society (Washington County, Mo.). Historic Washington County. [S.l.&#160;: Historical Washington County Society, 1947]. <ul><li>Online at <a href="https://dcms.lds.org/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?dps_pid=IE3454069">FamilySearch</a> (Free) </li></ul> </li></ul> Maps <ul><li><a href="http://www.mapofus.org/missouri/">Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)</a> </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="http://www.historygeo.com/search/">Family Maps of </a> (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search. </li></ul> <ul><li>Interactive map of <a href="http://www.histopolis.com/Place/US/MO/Washington_County">Washington County townships</a> (Histopolis) </li></ul> <ul><li>The <a href="http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/">University of Missouri Digital Library</a> has digital copies of <a href="http://digital.library.umsystem.edu/cgi/i/image/image-idx/cgi/i/image/image-idx?sid=7474c95ce6e68ec22a63efb27869515c;page=index;c=platic">Missouri county plat books</a> <span class="fck_mw_template">(ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Washington County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection. </li></ul> <ul><li><a href="http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/maps/missouri-maps/mo-washington-county-missouri-1904-map.html">Map of 1904 Washington County</a> with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound) </li></ul> Military <ul><li><a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/washmil.html">Washington County, Missouri Military Records</a> (U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li></ul> Civil War <dl><dd>- <a href="54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company K :- <a href="54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company B :- <a href="31st Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)">31st Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)</a>, Company B :- <a href="31st Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)">31st Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)</a>, Company C :- <a href="10th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)">10th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)</a>, Company E :- <a href="10th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)">10th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union)</a>, Company F :- <a href="32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company A :- <a href="32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company B :- <a href="32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company C :- <a href="32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company D :- <a href="32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company E :- <a href="32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company F :- <a href="32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company G :- <a href="32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company H :- <a href="32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">32nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company I :- <a href="54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company A :- <a href="54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company F :- <a href="54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company G :- <a href="54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company I :- <a href="54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company L :- <a href="54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company M :- <a href="54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">54th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Provisional Company A :- <a href="55th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">55th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company B :- <a href="8th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">8th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company D :- <a href="8th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">8th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company I :- <a href="8th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)">8th Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union)</a>, Company K :- <a href="8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate">8th Regiment, Missouri Infantry - Confederate</a>, Company G </dd></dl> Miscellaneous <ul><li><a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/washphot.html">Washington County, Missouri Photos</a> (U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li></ul> Newspapers <span class="fck_mw_template"> <ul><li><a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/washnews.html">Washington County, Missouri Newspapers</a> (U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li></ul> Probate <span class="fck_mw_template"> Taxation <span class="fck_mw_template"> Vital Records <span class="fck_mw_template"> Births <ul><li>1827 - 1935 <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="https://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch.org</a> — index </li><li>1851 - 1910 <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1170">Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910</a> at <a href="http://home.ancestry.com/">Ancestry.com</a> — index/images $ </li><li>1865-1875 - Washington County Birth Index 1865-1875. Batch <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr">Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f4/Igimissourir.pdf. </li><li>1883 - Washington County Birth Index 1883. Batch <span class="fck_mw_template"> at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li></ul> Marriages <ul><li>1802 - 1969 <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="https://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch.org</a> — index/images </li><li>1750 - 1920 <span class="fck_mw_template"> at <a href="https://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch.org</a> — index </li><li>1805 - 2002 <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1171">Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002</a> at [http://home.ancestry.com/ </li><li>1850 <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2094">Missouri Marriages to 1850</a> at <a href="http://home.ancestry.com/">Ancestry.com</a> — index $ </li><li>1815-1881 - Washington County Marriage Index 1815-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li><li>1827-1904 - <a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/james-m.html">St. James Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1827-1904</a> (GenWeb) </li><li>1821-1899 - <a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/joachim-m.html">St. Joachim Church, Washington County, Missouri, Various Marriage Records, 1821-1899</a> (GenWeb) </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/wcmarriage.html">Washington County, Missouri Early Marriages</a> (GenWeb) </li><li>1881-1885 - Washington County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li><li>1897-1911 - <a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/wcb34-35.html">Washington County, Missouri Marriage Book #34 and #35</a> (1897-1911) (GenWeb) </li><li><a href="http://www.usgwarchives.net/mo/washington/washmarr.html">Washington County, Missouri Marriage Records</a> (U.S. GenWeb Archives) </li><li><a href="http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~caulleyfamilyinfo/MissouriMarriages/index.html">Brian Oster Missouri Marriage Records Site</a> </li></ul> Deaths <ul><li>1867 - 1976 at <a href="https://familysearch.org/">FamilySearch.org</a> — index </li><li>1834 - 1910 <a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1172">Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910</a> at <a href="http://home.ancestry.com/">Ancestry.com</a> — index/images $ </li><li>1883-1893, 1973-1976 - <a href="http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/MOWASHIN/2000-06/0962328818">Washington County Death Records, 1883-1893, 1973-1976</a> (Rootsweb) </li><li>1910- - Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to <a href="http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/">Missouri Death Certificates</a> more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910. </li><li>1883 - Washington County Death Index 1883. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.<span class="fck_mw_ref" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="ref" name="vr" /> </li></ul> Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries <ul><li><a href="http://www.genealogyinc.com/missouri/mo-society-archive/">List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/mabhs.html">Mine au Breton Historical Society</a> </li><li><a href="http://omahs.weebly.com/">Old Mines Area Historical Society</a> </li><li><a href="http://www.mogenweb.org/washington/wclib.html">Washington County, Missouri Library</a> </li></ul> Family History Centers <ul><li><a _fcknotitle="true" href="Washington Missouri Family History Center">Washington Missouri Family History Center</a> 110 E 14th St, Washington, MO 63090-4528 United States <a href="https://www.google.com/maps/preview#!q=110+E+14th+St+Washington+MO+63090-4528+&amp;data=!4m15!2m14!1m13!1s0x87d94e8b61d88915%3A0x9dd117c4d3895303!3m8!1m3!1d3601!2d-91.13627!3d38.851573!3m2!1i1394!2i890!4f13.1!4m2!3d38.545175!4d-91.0148616">Location Map</a> </li></ul> Web Sites References <span class="fck_mw_references" _fck_mw_customtag="true" _fck_mw_tagname="references" />