Buchanan County, Missouri Genealogy

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County Courthouse
An order was made to erect the first courthouse for Buchanan County, Missouri on 04 January 1841. The site of the first county seat was in the village of Sparta.undefined History of Buchanan County, 1881

Parent County
1838--Buchanan County was created 31 December 1838 from the Platte Purchase. County seat: St. Joseph

Neighboring Counties

 * Andrew
 * Atchison County, Kansas
 * Clinton
 * Dekalb
 * Doniphan County, Kansas
 * Platte

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * St. Joseph

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