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United States Missouri Dunklin County

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

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Dunklin County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 14, 1845
County Seat	Kennett
Courthouse
Address	Dunklin County Courthouse PO Box 188 Kennett, MO 63857-0188 Phone: 573.888.2796 Dunklin County Website

County Courthouse

Recorder Deeds has marriage and land records;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records;
Probate Judge has probate records^[1]

History

Parent County

1845--Dunklin County was created 14 February 1845 from Stoddard County. County seat: Kennett ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Dunklin County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

• The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.
  

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Butler
• Clay County, Arkansas
• Craighead County, Arkansas
• Greene County, Arkansas
• Mississippi County, Arkansas
• New Madrid
• Pemiscot
• Stoddard

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Map of Dunklin County townships (Histopolis)
  

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

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

Marriages

• 1872-1885 - Dunklin County Marriage Books 1 and 2 Index 1872-1885. Batch M514901 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Deaths

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

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), Dunklin County, Missouri. Page 400 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ 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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