Boone County, Missouri Records

Boone County, Missouri (Map It) was created on November 16, 1820 from Howard County. The county was named in honor of Daniel Boone (1734-1820), American pioneer and hunter.

Boone County is bordered by Randolph County (north), Audrain County (northeast), Callaway County (east), Cole County (south), Moniteau County (southwest), Cooper County (west), Howard County (northwest).

Boone County Cities and Towns include Ashland, Centralia, Columbia, Hallsville, Harrisburg, Hartsburg, Huntsdale, McBaine, Pierpont, Rocheport, Sturgeon, Two Mile Prairie.

A Map of Boone County, Missouri contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Boone County, Missouri Courthouse Records

The Boone County Courthouse is located in Columbia, Missouri. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Boone county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Boone County Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1821 and Land Records from 1821. 
• Boone County Circuit Court Clerk / Probate Court Clerk has Probate Records from 1821 and Court & Divorce Records from 1821.
• Boone County Clerk of the Court has Birth & Death Records from ?. 
• Boone County Tax Assessor Office is responsible for appraising and assessing real estate property and person property for the purpose of taxation as well as transferring ownership of real estate, and keeping real estate maps up to date.
• Local Records Inventory Database, produced by the Missouri Local Records Preservation Program, is a compilation of inventories of local government records identified as having permanent or enduring value and housed primarily in county and municipal offices, but includes some libraries, museums, and historical and genealogical societies that maintain government records. Not all Missouri offices have been inventoried.
• Boone County Health Department has Birth Certificates since 1920 and Death Certificates since 1980

Boone County, Missouri Census Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1820 (missing), 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: 1844-1881
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Boone County, Missouri Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1910 to present
• Marriage Records: from July 1948 to present
• Divorce Records: from July 1948 to present
• Locations: Missouri Office of Vital Statistics
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate, Marriage and Divorce Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone: 573-751-6387

Boone County, Missouri Resources

• RAOGK Volunteers for Missouri
• Boone-Duden Historical Society
• Boone County Historical Society
• Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation
• John William Boone Heritage Foundation, P.O. Box 562, Columbia, MO 65205-0562
• Missouri Folklore Society
• Genealogical Society of Central Missour
• Centralia Historical Society
• Mid-Missouri Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 715, Jefferson City, MO 65102
• Mid-Missouri Civil War Roundtable, P.O. Box 165, Columbia, MO 65205; Phone: (573) 442-7235
• Northern Cherokee Nation of the Old Louisiana Territory
• Boone County, Missouri Message Boards
• Boone County, Missouri Genealogy Boards

Boone County, Missouri External Links

• Missouri Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Boone County, Missouri Books - Amazon
• Boone Co., Missouri - FindaGrave
• Guide to Boone County and Municipal Records on Microfilm - Missouri State Archives
• Missouri Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Boone County, Missouri Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Missouri (1808 - 1922)
• Boone Co. MOGenweb
• Boone County, Missouri Ancestry Database Collections
• Boone County, Missouri Military Records