Johnson County, Missouri:
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Projects

• Johnson County Missouri      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Johnson County Missouri Genealogy Research      (Source: Jenkins Genealogy Research)
• Johnson County MOGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Johnson County, Missouri      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Johnson County, Missouri AHGP      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)

Adjacent counties

• Cass County, MO  to the west
• Henry County, MO  to the south
• Jackson County, MO  to the northwest
• Lafayette County, MO  to the north
• Pettis County, MO  to the east

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (16)

Blogs

• Johnson County and Western Missouri History 

Cemeteries

• Billion Graves for Johnson County, Missouri      (Source: Billion Graves)
• Cemeteries of Johnson County      (Source: Interment.net)
• Johnson County  Missouri Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project     (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Johnson County Cemeteries      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• Johnson County Cemeteries  Missouri Cemeteries Mailing List
• Johnson County Cemetery List      (Source: Find A Grave)
• Johnson County Missouri Cemeteries      (Source: The Tombstone Transcription Project)
• Missouri Gravestones  Johnson County
• The Political Graveyard      (Source: The Political Graveyard)

Census Records and Indexes (27)

Church Records

• U.S. Presbyterian Church Records, 1701-1970  includes Holden and Knob Noster, Missouri     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Circuit Court records, 1835-1886; index to court records, 1835-1900      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Court of Common Pleas records, 1867-1872      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Johnson County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Johnson County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)

Directories

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

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

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

Estate Records

• Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998  includes Johnson County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988  includes Johnson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

History (59)

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)
• Johnson County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Johnson County Public Records      (Source: Nationwide Environmental Title Research)
• Johnson County, Missouri Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy, Inc.)

Land Records

• Johnson County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Land Patents 1831-1969  Johnson County, Missouri     (Source: Missouri State Archives)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Johnson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (13)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MOJOHNSO Johnson County genealogy

  • MOJOHNSO Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (28)

Military Records and Histories

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

• Civil War

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

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Freedom's Frontier National Heritage Area  Stories of Our Struggle for Freedom on the Kansas-Missouri Border
• Genealogical Gems from Early Missouri Deeds, 1815-1850  Family and Locality Information from Selected Missouri County Land Records     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Johnson County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Missouri Genealogical Records and Abstracts, Volume 7, 1535-1839      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Johnson County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Johnson County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Johnson County Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• Search Holden Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)
• Search Warrensburg Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Daily Star Journal 
• Holden Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Knob Noster Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Muleskinner Obituaries  Warrensburg, Missouri
• Warrensburg Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Warrensburg, Missouri Newspaper Obituaries      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Historical Postcards of Johnson County      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Johnson County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories

• Holden School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Knob Noster School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Leeton School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Warrensburg School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• Johnson County Historical Society  A valuable resource for all those who are researching their roots or local history in general, located in Warrensburg, Johnson County
• Johnson County Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• West-Central Missouri Genealogical Society 
• West-Central Missouri Genealogical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (1,199)

Tax Lists

• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Johnson County Tax Records      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Johnson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Extant Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Historical Sketch of Holden Milling & Elevator Co.      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• Johnson County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Johnson County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Mines, Mining and Mineral Resources      (Source: mindat.org - the mineral and locality database)
• Patents  Johnson County, Missouri     (Source: Google Patents)
• Stockton & Lampkin, dealers in Feed, Coal & Aristos Flour  Warrensburg, Missouri     (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• Vitt-Mayes Manufacturing Company  Warrensburg, Missouri     (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)

Vital Records

• Johnson County Death Records      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• Johnson County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Johnson County, Missouri Marriages: 1862-79      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910  includes Johnson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records  1800-1991     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Death Records, 1850-1931  includes Johnson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002  includes Johnson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri Marriages, 1851-1900  includes Johnson County, 1851-75     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Wiki

• Johnson County, Missouri Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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