Pike County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Pike County

County Courthouse
Livingston County Courthouse 700 Webster Street Chillicothe, Mo 64601 Phone: 660-646-2293 County Clerk has birth and death records, Recorder deeds has marriage and land records,  Probate Court has probate records, Clerk Circuit Court has court records

Parent County
1818--Pike County was created 14 December 1818 from St. Charles County. County seat: Bowling Green

Boundary Changes

 * See an interactive map of Pike County border 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

 * Audrain
 * Calhoun County, Illinois
 * Lincoln
 * Montgomery
 * Pike County, Illinois
 * Ralls

Maps

 * Map of Pike County townships (Histopolis)


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

Deaths

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

Pike County Genealogical Society
They have a number of resources available on their website that encompass the following:


 * Marriages
 * Census
 * Obituaries
 * Churches and Cemeteries

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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