{"id":6908,"date":"2016-06-20T21:12:26","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T21:12:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/?page_id=6908"},"modified":"2016-06-20T21:12:26","modified_gmt":"2016-06-20T21:12:26","slug":"buchanan-county","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/raogk.org\/missouri\/buchanan-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Buchanan County, Missouri Genealogy Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n

Buchanan County, Missouri Records<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Buchanan County, Missouri<\/strong> (Map It<\/a>)<\/em> was created on December 31, 1838<\/strong> from part of the\u00a0Platte Purchase<\/a>. The county was named in honor of James Buchanan<\/a>\u00a0(1791-1868),\u00a015th<\/a>\u00a0President of the United States.<\/p>\n\n

Buchanan County<\/strong> is bordered by Andrew County<\/a> (north), DeKalb County<\/a> (northeast), Clinton County<\/a> (east), Platte County<\/a> (south), Atchison County, Kansas<\/a> (southwest), Doniphan County, Kansas<\/a> (northwest).<\/p>\n\n

Buchanan County<\/strong> Cities and Towns include Saint Joseph, Agency, De Kalb, Easton, Halls, Lewis and Clark Village, Rushville.<\/p>\n\n

Buchanan County<\/strong> Townships include Agency Township, Bloomington Township, Center Township, Crawford Township, Jackson Township, Lake Township, Marion Township, Platte Township, Rush Township, Tremont Township, Washington Township, Wayne Township.<\/p>\n\n

A Map of Buchanan County, Missouri<\/a> contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.<\/p>\n\n