Iron County, Missouri Genealogy
Guide to Iron County, Missouri ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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Contents
- 1 County Information
- 2 Resources
- 2.1 Bible Records
- 2.2 Biographies
- 2.3 Business, Commerce, and Occupations
- 2.4 Cemeteries
- 2.5 Census Records
- 2.6 Church Records
- 2.7 Court Records
- 2.8 Directories
- 2.9 Emigration and Immigration
- 2.10 Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
- 2.11 Funeral Homes
- 2.12 Genealogies
- 2.13 Guardianship
- 2.14 Land and Property Records
- 2.15 Local Histories
- 2.16 Maps and Gazetteers
- 2.17 Migration
- 2.18 Military Records
- 2.19 Naturalization and Citizenship
- 2.20 Newspapers
- 2.21 Obituaries
- 2.22 Other Records
- 2.23 Periodicals
- 2.24 Probate Records
- 2.25 School Records
- 2.26 Social Security Records
- 2.27 Tax Records
- 2.28 Vital Records
- 3 Research Facilities
- 4 Societies
- 5 Websites
- 6 Research Guides
- 7 References
County Information[edit | edit source]
Description[edit | edit source]
The County was named for iron ore. The County is located in the southeast area of the state. [2]
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Iron County Courthouse
250 S Main Street
PO Box 42
Ironton, MO 63650
Phone: 573-546-2912
Iron County Website
County Clerk has birth records 1883-1885, marriage, divorce, probate and land records.[3]
Iron County, Missouri Record Dates[edit | edit source]
Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.
Birth* | Marriage | Death* | Court | Land | Probate | Census |
1883 | 1857 | 1883 | 1857 | 1814 | 1857 | 1830 |
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county. |
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website. |
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
For a complete list of populated places in Iron County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator.
The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]
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History Timeline[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Bible Records[edit | edit source]
Biographies[edit | edit source]
- Barnes, Thomas S. (biography, from "Goodspeed Brothers, 1894"), USGenWeb Archives
- First Families of Iron County, Missouri. Arcadia, MO: Iron County Genealogy Society, 2007. WorldCat.
- Iron County Biographies, Iron Co. Genealogical Society, courtesy of Tom Caulley.
Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- Iron County Cemeteries, Iron Co. Genealogical Society, courtesy of Tom Caulley.
- Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Genealogy Cemeteries
Census Records[edit | edit source]
Historical populations | ||
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Census | Pop. | %± |
1860 | 5,842 | — |
1870 | 6,278 | 7.5% |
1880 | 8,183 | 30.3% |
1890 | 9,119 | 11.4% |
1900 | 8,716 | −4.4% |
1910 | 8,563 | −1.8% |
1920 | 9,458 | 10.5% |
1930 | 9,642 | 1.9% |
1940 | 10,440 | 8.3% |
1950 | 9,458 | −9.4% |
1960 | 8,041 | −15.0% |
1970 | 9,529 | 18.5% |
1980 | 11,084 | 16.3% |
1990 | 10,726 | −3.2% |
2000 | 10,697 | −0.3% |
2010 | 10,630 | −0.6% |
Source: "Wikipedia.org". |
- 1732-1933 Missouri State and Territorial Census Records, 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- The Iron County Genealogical Society has surname indexes for the 1860-1930 Federal Censuses.
- 1860 Mortality Schedules partial listing for Iron County, USGenWeb Archives.
- 1890 Special Census transcription for Iron County of the names of Civil War Union veterans and widows of veterans enumerated in the 1890 Veterans Schedules, also known as the 1890 Special Census. USGenWeb Archives.
- Iron County, Missouri 1910 Census. WorldCat.
- 1920 Iron County, Missouri Census. WorldCat.
- 1930 Iron County, Missouri Census. WorldCat.
Church Records[edit | edit source]
Church records and the information they provide vary significantly depending on the denomination and the record keeper. They may contain information about members of the congregation, such as age, date of baptism, christening, or birth; marriage information and maiden names; and death date. For general information about Missouri denominations, view the Missouri Church Records wiki page.
List of Churches and Church Parishes
Catholic
Hogan Settlement
- Church records (contains baptisms, marriages, deaths, first communions), 1882-1913, Hogan, Missouri are available on microfilm at the Family History Library.
- On the Mission in Missouri, 1857-1868, a book by John Joseph Hogan describes experiences on the Missouri frontier by this Catholic missionary. Available online at FamilySearch.
Lutheran
- Lohman, Marcine. Immanuel Ev. Lutheran Church of Pilot Knob, Missouri, Iron County, 1861-1931. Firestone, CO: Self-published, 2007?. WorldCat.
Court Records[edit | edit source]
- 1800-1991 Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- Hackworth, Sharon. Iron County, Missouri Naturalizations, 1871-1906. Arcadia: Iron County Genealogy Society, 2007. WorldCat.
- Petition, Iron County Citizens to Joseph Washington McClurg, n.d.; MO Digital Heritage
- Petition, Iron County Citizens to Silas B. Woodson, 1871, MO Digital Heritage
- Petition, Iron County Citizens to Silas B. Woodson, 9 Nov 1874, MO Digital Heritage
- Petition, Iron County Citizens to Thomas Clement Fletcher, n.d.; MO Digital Heritage
Directories[edit | edit source]
Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]
Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]
Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]
Genealogies[edit | edit source]
Guardianship[edit | edit source]
Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Missouri Land and Property for information about records of land transfers from the government to private ownership. After that transfer, transactions were usually recorded and are currently housed at the county courthouse.
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Iron County, Missouri Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the Wiki page section Missouri Local Histories.
- Citizens of Iron County: History of Southeast Missouri Biographical Appendix, Iron Co. Genealogical Society
- Early History of Iron County: 1850-1899, timeline; U.S. GenWeb Archives
- Iron County, Missouri Records. Signal Mountain, TN: Mountain Press, 2006. WorldCat page.
- Ironton in 1868, Iron Co. Hist. Soc.
- History of southeast Missouri. Embracing an historical account of the counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne and Iron. 1888. Chicago, The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Available online at MissouriDigitalHeritage.
- History of Iron County, Iron Co. Hist. Soc.
Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]
for more resources
- Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
- Map of Iron County, Missouri (Secs. T30 and T31, R3E and R4E), MO Digital Heritage
- Plat Book of Iron County, Missouri, n.d.; MO Digital Heritage
- Plat Book of Iron County, Missouri, 1930, MO Digital Heritage
- Maps of townships, Histopolis
- Plat Book of Iron County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage
- FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
Migration[edit | edit source]
Military Records[edit | edit source]
- 1900-1941 Missouri, Pre-WWII Adjutant General Enlistment Contracts, 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Online Records
- 1861-1865 Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Confederate Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1861-1865 Missouri, Civil War Service Records of Union Soldiers, 1861-1865 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1911-1938 Missouri, Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications, 1911-1938 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
Regiments
Service men in Iron County, Missouri 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 Iron County, Missouri:
- Iron County Genealogy Society. When the Smoke Settled: Civil War Soldier Stories. Arcadia, MO: Iron County Genealogy Society, 2001?. WorldCat page.
- Letter, from C.R. Peck, Ironton, Iron County, to Thomas Clement Fletcher,10 Apr 1865 (MO Digital Heritage)
- Letter, from J.V. Logan, Ironton, Iron County, to Thomas Clement Fletcher, 2 Jan 1866 (MO Digital Heritage)
- Missouri Historic Towns: Explore Pilot Knob, Missouri History
- Petition, Iron County Unconditional Loyal Union Men, to Thomas Clement Fletcher, 26 Dec 1865 (MO Digital Heritage)
Civil War Battle
The following Civil War Battles were fought in Iron County:
- September 27, 1864 Fort Davidson[7] also known as Pilot Knob
- Battle of Fort Davidson, Wikipedia
- Battle of Pilot Knob and Fort Davidson, Missouri
- Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri.
World War II[edit | edit source]
- 1940-1945 Missouri, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- 1941-1946 Missouri, Reports of Separation Notices, 1941-1946 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]
- 1800-1991 Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- The Mountain Echo, Ironton, MO
- Early Iron County, Missouri Newspaper Items, USGenWeb Archives
- Iron County, Missouri Newspapers, MO-AHGP
Obituaries[edit | edit source]
Other Records[edit | edit source]
Periodicals[edit | edit source]
Probate Records[edit | edit source]
Probate records include wills, bonds, petitions, accounts, inventories, administrations, orders, decrees, and distributions. For further information, see United States Probate Records.
In Missouri, probate records have usually been recorded by the clerks of the probate courts, but in some counties the common pleas or circuit courts handled this function. They are frequently indexed.
Online Probate Records
- 1750-1988 Missouri Probate Records 1750-1998 at FamilySearch — images- How to Use this Collection
- 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images ($)
School Records[edit | edit source]
- Iron County, Missouri Schools, USGenWeb Archives
Social Security Records[edit | edit source]
- 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
- 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
Tax Records[edit | edit source]
Taxes were levied on free white males over 21 and slaves aged 21 to 60. These persons are referred to as "polls." Tax listings, or digests, of a county generally list the taxable landowners and other polls and the amount of tax. The records for each county are divided by militia district. For more information see the wiki page Missouri Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths. For additional guidance on researching and using vital records, see United States Vital Records or How to order Missouri Vital Records.
St. Louis and Kansas City recorded births and deaths starting as early as 1850 for deaths and 1870 for births. The Missouri Department of Health began keeping birth and death records in 1909. County records vary by year and the county. A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Missouri Vital Records State Department of Health, the County Clerk's office or order electronically online.
Birth[edit | edit source]
- Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.
- 1817-1939 Missouri Births, 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1827-1935 Missouri, Births and Christenings, 1827-1935 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1883 Iron County Birth Index 1883. Batch C515202 at FamilySearch.
- 1884-1887 Iron County Births and Stillbirths 1884-1887
- Missouri State Archives: Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910 (includes Iron County data)
- 1920-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index
Marriage[edit | edit source]
- 1750-1920 Missouri, Marriages, 1750-1920 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
- 1800-1991 Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry ($)
- 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry — index ($)
- 1857-1881 Iron County Marriages 1857-1881, USGenWeb Archives
- 1857-1885 Iron County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1857-1885. Batch M515201 at FamilySearch.
- 1857-1998 Iron County Marriages 1857-1998, Iron Co. Genealogy, courtesy of Tom Caulley
- Brian Oster Missouri Marriage Records site
Death[edit | edit source]
- 1867-1976 Missouri, Deaths and Burials, 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
- 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
- 1883-1930 Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
- 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
- Iron County, Missouri Deaths, USGenWeb Archives
- Links to Iron County Births, Deaths, and Obituaries, Iron Co. Genealogy, courtesy of Tom Caulley
- Missouri State Archives: Missouri Death Certificates (includes direct access to Iron County death certificates in pdf form)
- 1968-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Death Index at Archive.org - images of index
Divorce[edit | edit source]
Research Facilities[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
Listed below are archives in Iron County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Missouri Archives and Libraries.
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.
Local Centers and Libraries
Libraries[edit | edit source]
Listed below are libraries in Iron County. For state-wide library facilities, see Missouri Archives and Libraries.
Museums[edit | edit source]
Societies[edit | edit source]
Listed below are societies in Iron County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Missouri Societies.
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
- MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
- USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
- FamilySearch Catalog . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection. Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
- RootsWeb resources. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
- Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
- CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
- StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
- Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
Research Guides[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Missouri. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Iron, Missouri," in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_County,_Missouri. accessed 9/11/2018
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Missouri. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Iron County, Missouri. Page 397-407 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 393-397.
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Missouri. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Iron County, Missouri," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, Iron County Missouri, accessed Oct 2019.
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 9 August 2012)