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

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Carroll County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 2, 1833
County Seat	Handybook
Courthouse
Address	Carroll County Courthouse County Courthouse Carrollton, MO 64633 Phone: 816.542.0615 Carroll County Website

County Courthouse

County Clerk has birth records 1883-1895
and death records 1883-1890; Clerk Circuit Court
has divorce and court records from 1833
and naturalization records 1843-1919; Recorder
Deeds has marriage records,  land records from 1833;
Probate Office has probate records^[1]

History

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The county is named after Charles Carroll (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.^[2]

Parent County

1833--Carroll County was created 2 January 1833 from Ray County. County seat: Carrollton ^[3]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Carroll County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

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

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Caldwell
• Chariton
• Lafayette
• Livingston
• Ray
• Saline

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

For tips on accessing Carroll County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.

Church

Catholic

St. Mary's, Carrollton

• 1869-1876 - St. Mary's, Carrollton, Baptism Index 1869-1876. Batch C511931 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
• 1869-1885 - St. Mary's, Carrollton, Marriage Index 1869-1885. Batch M511931 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Map of Carroll County townships (Histopolis)
  

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

• Map of 1904 Carroll County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

Newspapers

• The Archives of The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (1889-2009) provides free access to their newspapers online. Their newspapers covered local news that included residents from Carroll County communities.

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

• 1870-1872 - Carroll County Birth Index 1870-1872. Batch C514731 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
• 1883-1895 - Carroll County Birth Index 1883-1895. Batch C514735 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]

Marriages

• 1833-1881 - Carroll County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1833-1881. Batch M514731 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
• 1868-1882 - Carroll County Marriage Books C and D Index 1868-1882. Batch M514732 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
• 1881-1885 - Carroll county Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1881-1885. Batch M514733 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]

Deaths

• Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
  
• 1883-1890 - Carroll County Death Index 1883-1890. Batch B514734 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]
• 1883-1895 - Carroll County Death Index 1883-1895. Batch B514738 at FamilySearch - free.^[4]

Societies and Libraries

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.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Carroll County, Missouri. Page 398 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ Charles Carroll of Carrollton, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Carroll_of_Carrollton.
3. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/5/5a/Igimissouria.pdf.

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