Howard County, Missouri
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What's New ~ Odds & Ends Brief History of Howard County, MO [Wiki] Located on the north bank of the Missouri River, Howard County was settled primarily from the Upper Southern states of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia. They brought slaves and slaveholding traditions with them, and cultivated hemp and tobacco. Howard was one of several counties settled mainly by Southerners along the Missouri River in the center of the state. Because of this, this area became known as Little Dixie, and Howard County was at its heart.[4] Following the 1848 revolutions in the German nations, many German immigrants also came to this region. As of the 2010 census, the population was 10,144.[1] Its county seat is Fayette.[2] The county was organized January 23, 1816 and named for Benjamin Howard, the first Governor of the Missouri Territory.[3]  Howard County Neighbors: Boone, Cooper, Saline, Chariton & Randolph  Howard County Townships: Bonne, Femme, Boonslick, Burton, Chariton, Franklin, Moniteau, Prairie & Richmond Search Howard County Maps & Plat Books Howard County 1897 Plat Map ~ Interactive Atlas ~ Getty Geographical Thesaurus Bureau of Land Management ~ Geo Communicator ~ Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps [Scroll Down] USGS Maps for Missouri ~ Historical Missouri Plat Books Google Earth Pro MO Digital Records: Land Grants, etc ~ Maps from the MO Historical Society The American Civil War in Missouri ~ Digitized Newspapers from the Civil War Era "Route 66" Missouri Property Records Search ~ Family Search: Land Records Biographies History of Howard and Cooper Counties, Missouri St Louis: National Historical Co, 1883 Biographical Index ~ or Download the Book History of Chariton and Howard Counties, Missouri Howard County: T Berry Smith Chariton County: Pearl Sims Gehrig Historical Publishing Com pany Topeka-Indianapolis: 1923 Biographical Index ~ Download the Book Howard County Teachers - Bios James H Robertson: Biography [FS Catalog] The Forts of Missouri ~ Historic Missouri Towns Missouri History - Provincial Period ~ Missouri Time Line Native American Tribes in Missouri ~ African American Genealogy in Missouri Missouri Pioneers, County and Genealogical Records; 30 Volumes Created by: Hodges, Nadine ~ Vineyard, John, Mrs. ~ Woodruff, Audrey Lee Wagner, 1913-1996 [Books - FS Catalog - Log In, Search: Use Nadine Hodges] Here are the Vols which contain information for Howard County Vol 1: Taxpayers of 1817, Pgs 79-80 Vol 1: "Items from Early Papers", Pgs 51-60 Vol 6: Missouri Obituaries, "Millenial Harbinger", 1841-1860, Pgs 51-58 Vol 7: Mortality Schedule, 1860, Pgs 101-110 Vol 10: Obituaries & Death Notices, 1855, St Louis Christian Advocate, Pgs - 67-78 Vol 13: Obituaries & Death Notices, 1856, St Louis Christian Advocate, Pgs 93-108 Vol 15: Death Register, 1883-1887, Pgs 108-110 Vol 16: Marriages, 1850-1860, Pgs 13-41 Vol 18: County Court Book "B", 1822-1823, Pgs 64-75 Vol 26: Obituaries & Death Notices, 1858, St Louis Christian Advocate, Pgs 66-80 Vol 30: Petition of the Inhabitants of Howard land District, Dec 1819, Pgs 54-56 Vol 30: Obituaries & Death Notices, 1860, St Louis Christian Advocate, Pgs 57-80 Neighbors: Boone, Cooper, Saline, Chariton & Randolph [Vitals Only] Cooper County: Vol 14: First Presbyterian Ch of Boonville, June 1838-Oct 1848 Vol 23: Marriages, 1850-1857, Pgs 23-46 Saline County: Vol 10: Early Birth Register, 1863 -?, Page 35 Missouri Cousins LDS Film # 873784 / Book 977.8D2 Author: A Maxim Coppage Published by: Raines Publishing Company 11 W 20th Street, Antioch, Calif., USA ~ September 1969 This little book is chock full of bits and pieces of family information. Use this link for the Howard County Pages Use this link for the Index Access: Download the book using the link above or use the FS Catalog and get the film. <<<What's New>>> March 2025 Howard County, Missouri Court records, 1816-1889 Authors Missouri. Circuit Court (Howard County) (Corporate) 11 Films These are really interesting records, everything from Delinquent Tax Records to Adoptions and Murder Trials! There are alpha indexes at the beginning of many Films Indexes are on this Film Indexes to court papers, vols. A and 1, 1831-1896 Military Records and Resources Some of the information included here was found on the old Howard County Site and reformatted for easier access. <<<New>>> The 'Works' of Sherman Lee Pompey Mr Pompey did a tremendous amount of Military research over the years. All of his Research on Missouri was donated to Family Search and can be found in the Catalog Please use This Link War of 1861 / Confederate Soldiers Confederate Pension Applications Soldier's Records: War of 1812 Search the National Archives ~ War Records: Archive.org Civil War: Battles in Missouri DAR Lineage [6 MOCounties] More Records from Family Search Union Soldiers: 1861-1865 [FS Catalog] Confederate Records 1861-1865 ~ Confederate Pension Applications [Catalog] Revolutionary Pension Roll of 1835 : Missouri Residents 1890 Veteran's Schedule Iowa, Armed Forces Grave Registrations, 1835-1998 [Index] "Born in Boone, Chariton, Howard, Franklin, Mercer & St Louis Counties" Records are on Family Search SAR Memberships Applications: Boone, Franklin, Howard, Mercer & St Louis Co's., Missouri Search: DAR ~ GAR ~ SAR Howard County Surnames & Bio Odds & Ends U.S., Prisoner of War Records, 1861-1865 Confederate Prisoners of War ~ FS Wiki with Links
U.S., Sons of the American Revolution Membership Applications, 1889-1970 Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916 [FS] The above set of files is very interesting. There are thousands of records. U.S., Naval Hospital Tickets and Case Papers, 1825-1889 The Index is Here POB, Missouri : Really Interesting, gives info on reason for admitting to Hospital Soldiers of the Great War [Nice pictures] Military Databases: Family Search
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Howard County, Justice of the Peace Records: 1894-1926 [Film] Civil & Criminal Dockets: FS: Please use this Link Miscellaneous Family Search Catalog Resources Original Land Patents: 1820>1832 Ghost towns of Missouri Missouri Land Records [FS] ~ Missouri Digital Heritage MO Digital Records: Land Grants, etc Locations: Armstrong, Burton, Fayette, Howard County inclusive ???<><>??? The
various types of Records: Howard County Neighbors Below are links for Historic Images: Boone & Chariton Counties, then Family Search: Historical Images: Cooper County / Vitals Family Search: Historical Images: Randolph County Family Search: Historical Images: Saline County Miscellaneous Probate Records From FS: Probate: Time Frames
1750-1998 Family
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"The Fine Print"
Howard Coordinator:
State Coordinator (SC) : Mel Owings
Asst. State Coordinator (ASC): Martha A C Graham
Information contained on all of the pages within the Howard GenWeb may be used for personal genealogical and historical purposes.
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