Phelps County, Missouri Records
Phelps County, Missouri (Map It) was created on November 13, 1857 from Crawford County. The county was named in honor of John S. Phelps (1814–1886), a politician, soldier during the American Civil War, and twenty-third Governor of Missouri.
Phelps County is bordered by Maries County (northwest), Gasconade County (northeast), Crawford County (east), Dent County (southeast), Texas County (south), Pulaski County (west).
Phelps County Cities and Towns include Beulah, Doolittle, Duke, Edgar Springs, Flat, Jerome, Newburg, Northwye, Rolla, Rosati, Seaton, St. James.
A Map of Phelps County, Missouri contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Phelps County, Missouri Courthouse Records
Phelps County, MO Courthouse
The Phelps County Courthouse is located in Rolla, 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 Phelps 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.
- Phelps County Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1857 and Land Records from 1857.Â
- Phelps County Circuit Court Clerk / Probate Court Clerk has Probate Records from 1858Â and Court & Divorce Records from 1857.
- Phelps County Clerk of the Court has Birth & Death Records from 1883–90 .Â
- Phelps 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.
- Phelps County Health Department has Birth Certificates since 1920 and Death Certificates since 1980
Phelps 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
Phelps County, Missouri Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Missouri Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from January 1910Â to present
- Marriage Records: from July 1948 to present
- Divorce Records: from July 1948 to present
- Locations:Â Missouri Office of Vital Statistics
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate, Marriage and Divorce Certificate Applications.
- In Person:Â Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone: 573-751-6387
Phelps County, Missouri Resources
- RAOGK Volunteers for Missouri
- Phelps County Historical Society
- Phelps County Genealogical Society
- Mid-Missouri Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 715, Jefferson City, MO 65102
- Ozarks Genealogical Society
- Phelps County, Missouri Message Boards
- Phelps County, Missouri Genealogy Boards
Phelps County, Missouri External Links
- Missouri Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Phelps County, Missouri Books - Amazon
- Phelps Co., Missouri - FindaGrave
- History of Phelps County and Rolla
- Phelps County Formed in November 1857
- Guide to Phelps County and Municipal Records on Microfilm - Missouri State Archives
- Missouri Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Phelps County, Missouri Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Missouri (1808 - 1922)
- Phelps Co. MOGenweb
- Phelps County, Missouri Ancestry Database Collections
- Phelps County, Missouri Military Records