Pemiscot County, Missouri Records

Pemiscot County, Missouri (Map It) was created on February 19, 1851 from New Madrid County. The county was named for the American Indian word meaning "liquid mud" .

Pemiscot County is bordered by New Madrid County (north), Lake County, Tennessee (northeast), Dyer County, Tennessee (southeast), Mississippi County, Arkansas (south), Dunklin County (west).

Pemiscot County Cities and Towns include Braggadocio, Bragg City, Caruthersville, Cooter, Deering, Gobler, Hayti, Hayti Heights, Hayward, Holland, Homestown, North Wardell, Pascola, Peach Orchard, Steele, Wardell.

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

Pemiscot County, Missouri Courthouse Records

The Pemiscot County Courthouse is located in Caruthersville, Missouri. Courthouse burned December 2, 1882, most records were destroyed; Deed index from 1833 survived. 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 Pemiscot 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.

• Pemiscot County Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1882 and Land Records from 1881. 
• Pemiscot County Circuit Court Clerk / Probate Court Clerk has Probate Records from 1865  and Court & Divorce Records from 1883.
• Pemiscot County Clerk of the Court has Birth & Death Records from 1883–84 . 
• Pemiscot 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.
• Pemiscot County Health Department has Birth Certificates since 1920 and Death Certificates since 1980

Pemiscot County, Missouri Census Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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: 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Pemiscot 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

Pemiscot County, Missouri Resources

• RAOGK Volunteers for Missouri
• Pemiscot County Historical Society, P.O. Box 604, Caruthersville, MO 63830-0604
• Pemiscot County, Missouri Message Boards
• Pemiscot County, Missouri Genealogy Boards

Pemiscot County, Missouri External Links

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