Jefferson County, Missouri:
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Projects

• Jefferson County      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Jefferson County Missouri      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Jefferson County MOGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Jefferson County MOGenWeb      (Source: Legacy USGenWeb)
• Jefferson County, Missouri      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Franklin County, MO  to the west
• Monroe County, IL  to the east
• Saint Francois County, MO  to the south
• Saint Louis County, MO  to the north
• Sainte Genevieve County, MO  to the south
• Washington County, MO  to the southwest

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

• History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade Counties, Missouri  1888     (Source: Missouri State Archives)
• History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford & Gasconade counties, Missouri  1958     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Southeast Missouri  Volume II     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Jefferson Co, Missouri, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Jefferson County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• Jefferson County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Jefferson County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)
• Jefferson County, Missouri Biographies      (Source: My Genealogy Hound)

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (26)

Court and Legal Records

• Chancery record, no. 1, 1826-1851      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Circuit Court records, 1819-1952      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Jefferson County Circuit Court Cases  Index
• Jefferson County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Jefferson County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

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

Estate Records

• The Jefferson County History Center Probate File Index 
• Jefferson County, Mississippi Wills  1800-33     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records  1800-1991     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998  includes Jefferson County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988  includes Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Probate Court records, 1820-1929      (Source: FamilySearch)

History (38)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Missouri County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records  1800-1991     (Source: FamilySearch)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records (11)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (17)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• Jefferson County MO Genealogy      (Source: Facebook)
• Metro St. Louis History      (Source: Yahoo! Groups)
• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MO-STLOUIS-METRO The metropolitan area of St. Louis, Missouri

  • MO-STLOUIS-METRO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MOJEFFER Jefferson County genealogy

  • MOJEFFER Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (20)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Jefferson County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Jefferson Barracks, MO  Returns from U.S. Military Posts, 1800-1916     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Jefferson County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• 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  Jefferson County     (Source: FamilySearch)

• Korean War

  • U.S. Military Personnel Who Died From Hostile Action (including Missing and Captured) in the Korean War, 1950 - 1957      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Jefferson County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Missouri Miscellaneous Records, 1805-2002  includes Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Charlotte's Pearls  Extracts from Jefferson County newspapers
• Chronicling America  Jefferson County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Historical Jefferson Newspapers      (Source: Newspaper Archive)     ($)
• Jefferson County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Search De Soto Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Search Hillsboro Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Arnold Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Byrnes Mill, Missouri Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Cedar Hill Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• De Soto Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Festus Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Festus, Missouri Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Hillsboro Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Jefferson County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• Pevely Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• De Soto  Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• De Soto, Missouri      (Source: The Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative)
• De Soto, Missouri      (Source: The Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative)
• Jefferson County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories (11)

Societies

• Arnold Historical Society 
• Arnold Historical Society and Museum      (Source: Facebook)
• De Soto Historical Society 
• Herculaneum Historical Society 
• Jefferson County Genealogical Society 
• Jefferson County Genealogy Society 
• Jefferson County Missouri Heritage & Historical Society 
• Kimmswick Historical Society 
• Northwest Historic & Preservation Society  Byrnes Mill, Missouri

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (270)

Tax Lists

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

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Jefferson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Jefferson County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Jefferson County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Jefferson County, Missouri      (Source: Historic Bridges of Michigan and Elsewhere)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Jefferson County, Missouri     (Source: Google Patents)
• Sandy Creek Covered Bridge State Historic Site  Imperial, Missouri

Vital Records

• Brian Oster Missouri Marriage Records Site 
• Jefferson County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910  includes Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records  1800-1991     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Death Records, 1850-1931  includes Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri Deaths, 1883-1930  includes Jefferson County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002  includes Jefferson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Jefferson County, Missouri Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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