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United States Missouri Pemiscot County

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

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Pemiscot County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 19, 1851
County Seat	Caruthersville
Courthouse
Address	Pemiscot County Courthouse 610 Ward Avenue Caruthersville, MO 63830 Phone: 573.333.4203 Pemiscot County Website

County Courthouse

Recorder Deeds has miltary and land records from 1883;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1890;
Probate Judge has probate records^[1]

History

Parent County

1851--Pemiscot County was created 19 February 1851 from New Madrid County. County seat: Caruthersville ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• See an interactive map of Pemiscot 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

• Dunklin
• Dyer County, Tennessee
• Lake County, Tennessee
• Mississippi County, Arkansas
• New Madrid

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Map of Pemiscot County townships (Histopolis)
  

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

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

Marriages

• 1882-1885 - Pemiscot County Marriage Index 1882-1885. Batch M515551 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), Pemiscot County, Missouri. Page 404 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/d/d8/Igimissourij.pdf.

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