Crawford County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Crawford County

Guide to Crawford County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1832; Probate Judge has probate records from 1889

Parent County
1829--Crawford County was created 23 January 1829 from Gasconade County. County seat: Steelville

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Crawford County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties

 * Dent
 * Franklin
 * Gasconade
 * Iron
 * Phelps
 * Washington

Biographies
Crawford County Biographies

Cemeteries
Crawford County Cemeteries

Cemeteries in Crawford County at Find A Grave

Maps

 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Crawford County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Crawford County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1904 Crawford County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Newspapers
Crawford County Obituaries

Marriages
Brian Oster Missouri Marriage Records Site
 * 1829-1871 - Crawford County Marriage Index 1829-1871. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1866 - Crawford County Marriage Index 1866. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1871-1885 - Crawford County Marriage Books C thru E Index 1871-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers