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

	Missouri Online Records

Scott County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 28, 1821
County Seat	Benton
Courthouse
Address	Scott County Courthouse PO Box 188 Benton, MO 63736-0188 Phone: 573.545.3549 Scott County Website

County Courthouse

 

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

History

Parent County

1821--Scott County was created 28 December 1821 from New Madrid County. County seat: Benton ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• See an interactive map of Scott 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

• Alexander County, Illinois
• Cape Girardeau
• Mississippi
• New Madrid
• Stoddard

Resources

Cemeteries

Census

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Map of Scott County townships (Histopolis)
  

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

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

• 1883-1886 - Scott County Birth Index, Volume 1, 1883-1886. Batch C515317 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Marriages

• 1840-1855, 1863-1876 - Scott County Marriage Index 1840-1855, 1863-1876. Batch M515801 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1865-1881 - Scott County Marriage Index 1865-1885. Batch M515803 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1871-1881 - Scott County Marriage Index 1871-1881. Batch M515802 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Deaths

• Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
  
• 1883-1886 - Scott County Death Index, Volume 1, 1883-1886. Batch B515316 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Sikeston Missouri Family History Center

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), Scott County, Missouri. Page 405 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. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/f/f4/Igimissourir.pdf.

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