Mississippi County was named for the mighty Mississippi River
and was formed in 1845 from Scott County.

Aids for the researcher

• Slave Data
• Books for Sale and Loan
• Epidemic
• Chart Glossary
• Occupations
• List of Wars
• Pension Records
• Bureau of Land Management
• Guide to Mississippi County Microfilm
• Microfilm in Missouri Archives

Pioneers

• John Bartouch
• Gage Family
• Krauss Family
• Lee Family
• Nelson Family
• Phillips Family
• Sanders Family
• James and Virginia Fugate
• John J. Combs
• Henshaw Family

Photos and Post Cards

• Court House 1935
• Jail 1935
• Old Post Cards from
  Mississippi County

Charlestown Photos

• East Prairie abt. 1890
• South Main Street 1911
• Telephone Switchboard
• Hardware Store
• Wm A. Wyatt and H.B. Heggie
• Main Street abt 1909
• Jecko Building
• The Ward Place built 1866
• Clarkston Home
• Deer Hunt abt 1940
• Eaves and Skaggs 1953

East Prairie

• Union Warehouse and Grain
  Stephen Newell
• Loading Freight Car
  Stephen Newell
• School in East Prairie abt. 1911
  Stephen Newell
• Poplar Bluff Train Station
  (Butler county)
  Stephen Newell
• Fassett Garage, Charleston
  Bill Small
• Fassett Garage Ad, Charleston
  Bill Small
• Esther Dyer, Woodridge School Teacher
  Vicki Sams Corrick
• Miller School 1919
  Vicki Sams Corrick
• Miller School List 1919
  Vicki Sams Corrick

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USGenWeb Archives (tm)

• Mississippi County Archives
• USGenWeb Archives-MO Search
• USGenWeb Archives Project
• GoodSpeed Biography

Cemeteries

• Mississippi County Cemeteries
• Little Vine - Big. Opening
• Veterans' Tombstones
• Help Locating a Cemetery
• Veterans' Inscriptions
• National Cemetery Administration

Census

• USGenWeb Census Project
  Mississippi County, MO
• Index of 1850 Census Images
  Mississippi County, MO

1880 Federal Census

• 1880 Census Text

Townships

Township Map

• Tywappity
• Ohio
• Long Prairie
• Mississippi
• Wolf Island
• James Bayou
• St. James.

Towns and Villages

• ANNISTON,
• BERTRAND
• BIRDS POINT
• CHARLSTON
• DOGWOOD
• DORENA
• EAST PRAIRIE
• WHITING
• WILSON CITY
• WOLF ISLAND
• WYATT

Maps

• Missouri Map
• Mississippi County
  Location in MO
• Mississippi County
• 1841
• 1860
• Township Map
• Plat Book of
  Mississippi County, MO

Queries/Surnames

• Queries
• Surnames
• Migrations

Other Records

• Death - unofficial
• Family Register
• Look Ups
• Marriage Records
• Reunions
• Researchers Sites,
  Mississippi County
• Schools

Military

• Dates of Wars
• Civil War (Union) Vets and Widows
• Civil War Search Site
• WW II Mississippi County
• WW II Vets Site
• National Archives
• Vietnam Mississippi County

Newspaper Articles

• Murders
• Lee Family
• Charleston 1870
• Douglas Henshaw, murdered

MOGenWeb

• Missouri County Table

Missouri State
Genealogical Association Journal
Table of Contents 1981-2008

SURROUNDING COUNTIES
New Madrid County, MO - Scott County, MO - Alexander County, IL
Carlisle County, KY - Hickman County, KY - Fulton County, KY

Mississippi County Researchers

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If you see any errors on these pages or can contribute information (such as lookups)
or wish to adopt Mississippi County,
please contact:
State Coordinator (SC) : Mel Owings
Asst. State Coordinator (ASC):  Martha A C Graham