Howard County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Howard County

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

County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court has birth recordsc 1870-1955, marriage and court records from 1870, land and burial records from 1820, military and divorce records from 1900; Probate Court has probate records from 1835; County Health Nurse has death records from 1870

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

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Howard County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical 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.

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in Howard County


 * October 15, 1864 = Glasgow

Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri

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.
 * Missouri Intelligencer, 1819-1835 (Franklin, Howard County, Missouri) Searchable online at the State Historical Society of Missouri’s Digital Collections, Index to Selected Missouri Newspapers.

Births

 * 1883-1893 - Howard County Birth Index 1883-1893. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1878 - Howard County Birth Index, Volume 4A, 1865-1878. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1816-1861 - Howard County Marriage Index 1816-1860. Batches and  at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1885 - Howard County Marriage Book 4A Index 1865-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Howard County Marriage Book 1 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1888 - Howard County Death Index 1883-1888. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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.