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	Missouri Online Records

County Courthouse

Douglas County Courthouse
203 SE 2nd Avenue Box 398
Ava, Mo 65608
Phone: 417-568-4714

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

• Christian
• Howell
• Ozark
• Taney
• Texas
• Webster
• Wright

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

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Ava 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), Douglas County, Missouri. Page 400 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. ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August 2012)