Perry County, Missouri:
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Projects

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

Adjacent counties

• Bollinger County, MO  to the south
• Cape Girardeau County, MO  to the south
• Jackson County, IL  to the east
• Madison County, MO  to the southwest
• Randolph County, IL  to the north
• Saint Francois County, MO  to the west
• Sainte Genevieve County, MO  to the northwest
• Union County, IL  to the southeast

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

• History of Southeast Missouri  Embracing an Historical Account of the Counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne and Iron, 1888     (Source: Missouri State Archives)
• History of Southeast Missouri  Volume II     (Source: Internet Archive)
• A Modern Eden!  A History of Perry County, Missouri (1895)     (Source: Missouri State Archives)
• Perry Co, Missouri, USA      (Source: Our Family Tree)
• Perry County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Perry County GEDCOM Index      (Source: GEDCOM Index .Com)

Cemeteries (10)

Census Records and Indexes (30)

Court and Legal Records

• Chancery records, 1840-1860  Viewing restrictions may apply     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Circuit Court records 1821-1894, 1928-1960; index, 1915-1939      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Perry County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Perry County Court Records Directory      (Source: Court Records Free Reference and Directory)

Enslaved people, enslavers, and slavery in general - information

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

Estate Records

• Missouri Probate Records, 1750-1998  includes Perry County     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Wills and Probate Records, 1766-1988  includes Perry County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Probate records, 1821-1976      (Source: FamilySearch)

History (28)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Naturalization Records  1816-1955     (Source: The Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative)

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

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Land Patents 1831-1969  Perry County, Missouri     (Source: Missouri State Archives)
• Perry County Deeds and Indexes      (Source: FamilySearch)
• Perry County Land and Deed Records      (Source: USGenWeb Missouri Archives)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Cape Girardeau, Perry Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Perry County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Perry, Pulaski Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Perry, Ste Genevieve Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Perry, St Francois Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (13)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• RootsWeb Message Board      (Source: RootsWeb)

• MOPERRY Perry County genealogy

  • MOPERRY Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (18)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Perry County, Missouri Military Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• Civil War

  • 1890 Census of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War  Perry County     (Source: FamilySearch)
  • 1890 Union Veterans Census  Special Enumeration Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War     (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
  • Union Provost Marshal Papers  1861 - 1866     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

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

Miscellaneous Data

• Missouri Genealogical Gleanings 1840 and Beyond, Vol. 8      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Missouri Genealogical Records and Abstracts, Volume 7, 1535-1839      (Source: Heritage Books)     ($)
• Perry County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)

Newspaper Records

• Chronicling America  Perry County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Perry County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Search Perryville Historical Newspapers      (Source: GenealogyBank)     ($)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Altenburg Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Davis-Playle-Hudson-Rimer, Dooley, and Playle & Jones Funeral Homes  Kirksville, Queen City, and Unionville, Missouri
• Obituary search includes Perry County Republic      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Perry County Republic-Monitor 
• Perryville Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)
• Suntimes Obituaries  Perryville, Missouri
• Unionville Funeral Homes      (Source: Legacy.com)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images

• Perry County  Built in America     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Perryville  Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)
• Unionville  Taking the Long View: Panoramic Photographs     (Source: American Memory from the Library of Congress)

School Records and Histories

• Biography of Martin Luecke  and History of Concordia College     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Perryville School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Societies

• The Perry County Historical Society 
• Perry County Historical Society      (Source: Facebook)
• Perry County Lutheran Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (40)

Tax Lists

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

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Perry County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Patents  Perry County, Missouri     (Source: Google Patents)
• Perry County  N. W. Ayer & Son's American Newspaper Annual, 1880     (Source: HathiTrust Digital Library)
• Perry County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)

Vital Records

• Coroner's Inquests  1857-1906     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Marriage records, Perry County, Missouri      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910  includes Perry County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri Coroner's Inquest Database  includes Perry County inquests, 1857-1906     (Source: The Missouri Digital Heritage Initiative)
• Missouri County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records  1800-1991     (Source: FamilySearch)
• Missouri Death Records, 1850-1931  includes Perry County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Missouri Marriage Records, 1805-2002  includes Perry County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Perry County Vital Records      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)

Wiki

• Perry County, Missouri Wiki      (Source: RootsWeb)

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