Johnson County, Missouri
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{{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Johnson_County,_Missouri|Johnson County]]'' | {{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Johnson_County,_Missouri|Johnson County]]'' | ||
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| + | | county = Johnson County | ||
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| + | | state = Missouri | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1834 | ||
| + | | founded date = December 13 | ||
| + | | seat = Warrensburg | ||
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| + | | building address = Johnson County Courthouse<br>300 N Holden Street<br>Warrensburg, MO 64093<br>Phone: 660.747.6161<br>[http://www.jococourthouse.com/ '''Johnson County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | <br><br>County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1893;<br>Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records<br>from 1835; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court<br>records from late 1860’s; Probate Judge has probate<br>records from mid-1800’s<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Johnson 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 Johnson County
| Johnson County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | December 13, 1834 |
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| County Seat | Warrensburg |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Johnson County Courthouse 300 N Holden Street Warrensburg, MO 64093 Phone: 660.747.6161 Johnson County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1893;
Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records
from 1835; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court
records from late 1860’s; Probate Judge has probate
records from mid-1800’s[1]
History
Parent County
1834--Johnson County was created 13 December 1834 from Lafayette County. County seat: Warrensburg [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Johnson County border changes at N2Genealogy.
Record Loss
Places/Localities
- The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
BillionGraves:
- Johnson County Memorial Gardens, Overland Park
- Knob Noster Cemetery, Washington
- Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Warrensburg
- Mt. Zion Cemetery, Grover
- Roop Cemetery, Warrensburg
- Sunset Hill Cemetery, Warrensburg
- Sutton Cemetery, Warrensburg
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Map of Johnson County townships (Histopolis)
The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Johnson County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
Military
Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that sometimes included Johnson County residents.
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
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), Johnson County, Missouri. Page 401 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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