Jasper County, Missouri
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| + | | county = Jasper County | ||
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| + | | state = Missouri | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1841 | ||
| + | | founded date = January 29 | ||
| + | | seat = Carthage | ||
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| + | | building address = Jasper County Courthouse<br>302 S Main Street <br>Carthage, MO 64836-1696<br>Phone: 417.358.0441<br>[http://jaspercounty.org/ '''Jasper County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | <br> <br><br>County Clerk has birth records 1883-1900 <br>and death records 1883-1891;Recorder Deeds <br>has marriage and land records; Probate Judge <br>has probate and court records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jasper County, Missouri. Page 401 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
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Missouri Jasper County
| Jasper County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 29, 1841 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Carthage |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Jasper County Courthouse 302 S Main Street Carthage, MO 64836-1696 Phone: 417.358.0441 Jasper County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth records 1883-1900
and death records 1883-1891;Recorder Deeds
has marriage and land records; Probate Judge
has probate and court records[1]
History
Parent County
1841--Jasper County was created 29 January 1841 from Newton County. County seat: Carthage [3]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Jasper County border changes at N2Genealogy.
Record Loss
An EF5 tornado struck the southern part of the city in May 2011, it is possible some record loss did occur as some locations where records may have been kept or stored were hit by the twister.
Places/Localities
- The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on Missouri Place Names, 1928-1945 for all Missouri Counties.
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Forest Park Cemetery, Joplin BillionGraves. May contain some interments of those killed by the tornado in 2011.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
A history of Jasper County, Missouri, and its people by Joel T. Livingston (1912) Volume 1 and Volume 2 are available online free from Google Books.
The biographical record of Jasper County, Missouri (1901) by Hon. Malcolm G. McGregor is available online free from Google Books. This book has biographical sketches of county residents. A name index is provided on page 5 of the book.
Maps
- Map of Jasper County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Jasper 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 Jasper County
Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri
Newspapers
- Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Joplin newspapers and Neosho newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Jasper County communities.
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
- Jasper County Web Site
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Jasper County, Missouri. Page 401 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ "William Jasper," Wikipedia.
- ↑ 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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