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United States Missouri Stoddard County

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

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Stoddard County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	January 2, 1835
County Seat	Bloomfield
Courthouse
Address	Stoddard County Courthouse PO Box 110; Bloomfield, MO 63825 Phone: 573.568.3339 Stoddard County Website

County Courthouse

 

County Clerk Clerk has birth records 1883-1886
and military records; Recorder has  Deeds has marriage
and land records; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce Records;
Probate Judge has probate records; Clerk Magistrate Court
has court records^[1]

History

Parent County

1835--Stoddard County was created 2 January 1835 from Cape Girardeau County. County seat: Bloomfield ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Stoddard 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

• Bollinger
• Butler
• Cape Girardeau
• Dunklin
• New Madrid
• Scott
• Wayne

Resources

Cemeteries

• The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has burial records for the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield, Mo and other Veterans Affairs National Cemeteries around the country.

Census

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

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Interactive map of Stoddard County townships (Histopolis)

• The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Stoddard County.

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

• 1863 - Stoddard County Birth Index 1863. Batch C515831 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Marriages

• 1863-1885 - Stoddard County Marriage Index 1863-1885. Batch M515831 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), Stoddard County, Missouri. Page 406 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} 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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