Cole County, Missouri:
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Projects

• Cole County      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Cole County Missouri      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Cole County Missouri Genealogy Research      (Source: Jenkins Genealogy Research)
• Cole County MOGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Cole County, Missouri      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Cole County, Mo genealogy      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Independent website for the history and genealogy of Cole County, Missouri 
• Jefferson City, Cole County, Missouri      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Jefferson City, Missouri      (Source: USGenWeb)

Adjacent counties

• Boone County, MO  to the north
• Callaway County, MO  to the northeast
• Miller County, MO  to the south
• Moniteau County, MO  to the west
• Osage County, MO  to the east

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Bench And Bar of St. Louis, Kansas City, Jefferson City  And Other Missouri Cities: Biographical Sketches     (Source: MyHeritage)     ($)
• The Bench and bar of St. Louis, Kansas City, Jefferson City, and other Missouri cities  Biographical sketches (1884)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Cole Co, Missouri, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Cole County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Cole County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Cole County, Missouri Family Biographies      (Source: My Genealogy Hound)
• History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage Counties, Missouri  1889     (Source: Missouri State Archives)
• History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage counties, Missouri  1889     (Source: The Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes (27)

Church Records

• Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1826-1945  includes Centertown and Lohman, Missouri     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, Records, 1875-1940  includes Centertown and Lohman, Missouri     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records (11)

Directories

• Jefferson City City Directories      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

• 1850 Cole County Slave Census      (Source: Missouri State Archives)
• 1850 Slave Schedules  Cole County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• 1860 Cole County Slave Census      (Source: Missouri State Archives)
• 1860 Slave Schedules      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Cole County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)
• United States Census (Slave Schedule), 1850  Cole County     (Source: FamilySearch)

Estate Records

• Andrew and Cole Counties, Missouri, U.S., Probate Records  1826-1945     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Andrew and Cole County Probate Records  1826-1945     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Cole County Circuit Court Case Files  1820-1927     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998  includes Cole County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988  includes Cole County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (27)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Jefferson City Petitions  Name index to naturalization petitions ca. 1938-1982     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)
• Naturalization Records  1816-1955     (Source: The Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative)

Introduction and Guides

• Cole County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Cole County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Cole County, Missouri Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)
• Cyndi's List of Jefferson City links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Cyndi's List of Missouri locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• FamilySearch Wiki Research Guide      (Source: FamilySearch)

Land Records (12)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (16)

Lookups

• Cole County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Cole County Genealogy      (Source: Facebook)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MO-JEFFERSON-CITY Jefferson City genealogy

  • MO-JEFFERSON-CITY Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MOCOLE Cole County genealogy

  • MOCOLE Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (20)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Cole County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Jefferson City, MO  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883      (Source: Internet Archive)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Cole County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Cole County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Miscellaneous Data

• Cole County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Genealogical Gems from Early Missouri Deeds, 1815-1850  Family and Locality Information from Selected Missouri County Land Records     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Missouri Genealogical Gleanings 1840 and Beyond, Vol. 8      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Missouri Genealogical Records and Abstracts, Volume 7, 1535-1839      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Missouri Miscellaneous Records, 1805-2002  includes Cole County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Newspaper Records (14)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Cole County Obituaries  1871-99     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Jefferson City Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Jefferson City News Tribune 
• Jefferson City, Missouri Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• News Tribune  Jefferson City, Missouri
• Obituary search includes News Tribune  Jefferson City, MO     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Obituary search includes News Tribune/Post-Tribune/Daily Capital News  Jefferson City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Russellville Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Scrivner-Morrow Funeral Home  Russellville and Stover, Missouri

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Cole County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Cole County Photographs  Jan 1935-June 1944     (Source: Photogrammar)
• Cole County, Jefferson City  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Jefferson City  America from the Great Depression to World War II     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Jefferson City      (Source: Detroit Publishing Company)
• Penny Postcards from Missouri      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• Public Library  Jefferson City, Mo.     (Source: Post Card Library)
• Vintage Cole County Photographs  Cole County Historical Society

School Records and Histories

• Jefferson City School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Lincoln University Yearbooks  1915-1975     (Source: The Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative)
• Russellville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. School Catalogs, 1765-1935  includes Jefferson Female College, Jefferson City and Lincoln Institute, near Jefferson City     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Cole County Historical Society 
• Cole County Historical Society 
• Cole County Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• General Mosby Monroe Parsons Camp 718, Jefferson City      (Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans)
• Historic City of Jefferson 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (165)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Cole County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Cole County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Cole County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Cole County, Missouri     (Source: Google Patents)
• Report of the Geological survey of the state of Missouri  1874     (Source: Internet Archive)

Vital Records (11)

Wiki

• Cole County, Missouri Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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