Douglas County, Missouri
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| + | | state = Missouri | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1857 | ||
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| + | | building address = Douglas County Courthouse<br> 203 SE 2nd Avenue Box 398<br>Ava, Mo 65608<br>Phone: 417-568-4714 <br>[http://www.salemmo.com/county/dentcounty.asp '''Douglas County Website'''] }} | ||
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Clerk Circuit Court and Recorder has marriage, divorce and court records<br>Probate and Magistrate Judge has probate records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Douglas County, Missouri. Page 400 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | Clerk Circuit Court and Recorder has marriage, divorce and court records<br>Probate and Magistrate Judge has probate records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Douglas County, Missouri. Page 400 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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United States 
Missouri Douglas County
| Douglas County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | October 29, 1857 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Ava |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Douglas County Courthouse 203 SE 2nd Avenue Box 398 Ava, Mo 65608 Phone: 417-568-4714 Douglas County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Clerk Circuit Court and Recorder has marriage, divorce and court records
Probate and Magistrate Judge has probate records[1]
History
Parent County
1857--Douglas County was created 29 October 1857 from Ozark and Taney Counties.
County seat: Ava [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Douglas 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
Census
For tips on accessing Douglas County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Map of Douglas County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Douglas 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 Douglas County
November 7, 1862 = Clark’s Mill[3] also known as Vera Cruz
Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Births
Marriages
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), Douglas County, Missouri. Page 400 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 9 August 2012)
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