Howard County, Missouri Genealogy

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Parent County
1816--Howard County was created 13 January 1816 from St. Charles and St. Louis Counties. County seat: Fayette

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * Chariton
 * Cooper
 * Randolph
 * Saline

Maps

 * Map of Howard County townships (Histopolis)


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

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Moberly newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Howard 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.