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Missouri New Madrid County
Guide to New Madrid County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| New Madrid County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | October 1, 1812 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | New Madrid |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | New Madrid County Courthouse PO Box 68 New Madrid, MO 63869 Phone: 573.748.2524 New Madrid County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records;
Probate Court has probate records[1]
History
New Madrid County predates the state of Missouri which was admitted to the union in 1821.New Madrid was one of the five original districts of the Louisiana Territory from 1805-1812 and one of the five original counties of the Missouri Territory from 1812 to 1821.
Parent County
1812--New Madrid County was created 1 October 1812 as an original county.
County seat: New Madrid. [2]
Boundary Changes
- See an interactive map of New Madrid 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
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Map of New madrid County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including New Madrid County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
Military
Civil War
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battle was fought in New Madrid County
February 28-April 8, 1862 = New Madrid/Island No. 10[3]
Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Births
Marriages
- 1847-1881 - New Madrid County Marriage Index 1847-1881. Batch M515501 at FamilySearch - free.[4]
- 1881-1885 - New Madrid County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch M515502 at FamilySearch - free.[4]
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
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
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), New Madrid County, Missouri. Page 403 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 15 August 2012)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/d/d8/Igimissourij.pdf.
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