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Moniteau County, Missouri

Welcome to Moniteau County! Your county coordinator is Alan Sparks.

Moniteau County was formed in 1845 from Cole and Morgan Counties. It is bordered on the north and northwest by Cooper county, on the west and southwest by Morgan, on the south by Miller, on the east and southeast by Cole and on the northeast, across the Missouri River, by Boone county.

Past communities in the county include: Bacon, Barnettsville, Boonesborough (later California), Brant, Cedron, Felix, Highland (later McGirk), Hirdler, Lancaster, Magnolia, Moniteau Station (later Clarksburg), Mt Vernon, Round Hill, Union Springs, Tatesville, and Renfro.

Present communities in the county include: California, Clarksburg, Corticelli, Enon, Fortuna, High Point, Jamestown, Kliever, Latham, Lupus, McGirk, Sandy Hook and Tipton.

Moniteau County Cemetery page Jun 10
Now with pictures for 115 cemeteries . Look for the and icons on the cemetery page.

The Historical Society cemetery books list over 21,000 burials. With the current project of updating these listings, Moniteau County now has over 28,300 recorded burials in approximately 179 known cemeteries. It is an ongoing project to update these online as they are updated in the Historical Society's database.

These can be searched using the Search box below or on the cemetery page.

Moniteau County Marriage page

As time allows, all marriage records from 1845 to the early 1990s are being posted.

June 10, 2008 - This project is still being worked on and G - I will be posted next.

Marriages where the groom's last name starts with A - F and J - M are currently available.

Moniteau County Census:
1850 Census
1860 Census
1870 Census
1880 Census
1890 Census

Full transcriptions of the Moniteau County Census with links to images in the Moniteau County Archives.

History of Moniteau County, Missouri Volume II Year 2000 is still available!

The Moniteau County Historical Society has published Volume II of the History of Moniteau County and Families. The last History of Moniteau County and Families was written in 1980. Many years from now these histories and stories will be a valued possession. This is a unique way of celebrating the end of a millennium and to begin the year 2000. This new history is available for pickup by special arrangement or by mail. Click the info button below for ordering instructions.

The 2000 book is 860 pages including a surname index! The price is $55 + $6 postage. Please click on the Info button for ordering information.

Special Limited Time offer:

Order the 1980 or 2000 History of Moniteau County book and receive

FREE History of Moniteau County Schools ($7.50 value)

OR Listings of Linn Township Cemeteries ($15 value)

Order the 1980 AND 2000 History of Moniteau County book ($100 + $12 shipping) and receive

FREE History of Moniteau County Schools

AND Listings of Linn Township Cemeteries

($22.50 value)

Please go here for Moniteau Co., MO Queries

Hunting for African-American information in Mid-Missouri?

Visit Traci L. Wilson-Kleekamp's excellent Afro-Americans in Missouri website. It provides information from many counties in Missouri including Boone, Cooper, Howard and Morgan Counties.

Important Links for Moniteau County

View November 1997 to December 1998 Moniteau County Queries

Moniteau County 1999 to present Queries

Moniteau County Lookups

Counties surrounding Moniteau County

Special Projects

Archives Project

Census Project

Missouri Tombstone Transcription Project

Other Moniteau County Missouri Links