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United States Missouri Warren County

	Missouri Online Records

County Courthouse

Warren County Courthouse
104 W Market
Warrenton, MO 63383-1903
Phone 636.456.3331

Recorder Deeds has marriage and land records from 1833;
Probate Court has probate records from 1833;
Clerk Circuit Court has court records^[1]

History

Parent County

1833--Warren County was created 5 January 1833 from Montgomery County. County seat: Warrenton ^[2]

Boundary Changes

• See an interactive map of Warren 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

• Franklin
• Gasconade
• Lincoln
• Montgomery
• St. Charles

Resources

Cemeteries

• Metcall Cemetery, Hickory Grove BillionGraves
• Wright City Cemetery, Hickory Grove BillionGraves

Census

For tips on accessing Warren County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Interactive map of Warren County townships (Histopolis)

• The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Warren County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Military

• Civil War service men from Warren County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Warren County. 
  

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

Marriages

• The Marriage Records of Warren County, Books A and B,

Digital book (readable online). 1833-1860. Has a surname index and some notes with entries, especially for underage brides and grooms who needed parental consent.

• 1807-1880 Missouri Marriages (Warren County 1833-1861) by Access Genealogy. Searchable.

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
• Warrenton Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Warren County, Missouri. Page 406 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).