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Missouri Shannon County
| Shannon County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 29, 1841 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Eminence |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Shannon County Courthouse PO Box 187 Eminence, MO 65466 Phone: 573.226.3414 Shannon County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage records from 1881,
divorce, probate, court and land records from 1872[1]
History
Parent County
1841--Shannon County was created 29 January 1841 from Ripley and Washington Counties. County seat: Eminence [2]
Boundary Changes
- See an interactive map of Shannon 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 Shannon County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Map of Shannon County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Shannon County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
Military
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), Shannon County, Missouri. Page 405 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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