McDonald County
Courthouse Records


McDonald County Courthouse
P.O. Box 345
Pineville MO  64856 (417)  223-4717

Organized from Newton County 1849

The Courthouse was burned 1863.

Deed Records - Recorder of deeds & marriages 1865+

Divorce records, land records & Civil Court record are kept by the Clerk
of the Civil Court, 1865+

Land records - Civil Court, 1865+

Probate records - Probate judge 1865+

There was a 1876 State census taken for Missouri

Vital Records information   (where and how to send for Vital Records)

Vital Records after 1910 can be obtained from the Bureau of Vital Records
McDonald County Library, Box 2035, Rt. 1, Pineville, MO 64856

Compiled from the Family History Library Catalog by Bonnie Favazza 
Film # or Book	Title

977.8736 X2pa 	1850 Federal Census
0851115 Item 19*


977.8736 X2p 	      1850 Federal Census; Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry
6048473*


977.8736 X2m	       1860 Federal Census; Carthage, Mo., Joan Kunkel
6050002*


1016634 Item 5*	1876 McDonald County Census, County Clerk; Salt Lake City, Gen Soc of Utah
0930080 Item 3


977.8736 V22d	Cemeteries:  Pineville & Mayfield; Carol Faust Dickey
1036731 Item 4*


977.87 H2hn	          Index to Biographies, Newton, Lawrence, Barry, & McDonald Counties;
0973277 Item 3*	  Elizabeth Prather Ellsberry


0924652 Item 3*	Goodman Cemetery; Salt Lake City, Gen Soc of Utah


1000299 Item 1*	History of Newton, Lawrence, Barry & McDonald Counties; Tucson, Ariz, 
                                         W. C. Cox

977.8736 A5h*	        Inventory of McDonald County Archives (Pineville); St. Louis, Mo, 
                                        Historical 0928506 Item 3	  Records Survey


977.8736 R4L	        1861 McDonald County Tax Payers, Physicians & Surgeons, GAR Roster, 
0851115 Item 16*	1865-1866 Marriage Records; Elizabeth B. Langley


1016634 Item 3-4*	1883-1887 Birth Records, County Clerk; Salt Lake City, Gen Soc of Utah


1976863 Items 2-4*1887-1950? Index A-C, Probate Court Records;  Salt Lake City, Gen Soc of Utah


1853-1897 Deed Records; 1867-1901 Indexes (12 Reels)
0930061	1867-1870; Indexes, v. A, v. A inverted
	                1870-1889; Indexes, v. B-C
1976864	1890-1901; Indexes, v. D-E
0930062	1853-1879; Deed Records, v. A
	                1866-1867; Deed Records, v. B
0930071	1856-1867; Deed Records, v. B
0930063	1867-1871; Deed Records, v. C
1930064	1871-1874; Deed Records, v.D-E
0930065	1874-1879; Deed Records, v.F-G
0930066	1876-1881; Deed Records, v.H-I
0930067	1881-1883; Deed Records, v.J-K
0930068	1882-1885; Deed Records, v.L
0930069	1883-1897; Deed Records, v.M-N
0930070	1884-1886; Deed Records, v.O-P


                	1865-1951 Marriage Records; Recorder of Deeds
0930075	1865-1885; Vol. A-C
0930076	1885-1896; Vol. D-E
0930077	1897-1902; Vol. F-G
0930078	1902-1907; Vol. H
0930079	1907-1918; Vol. I-K
1976766	1918-1933; Vol. K-M
1976767	1933-1936; Vol N.
	Index to v. M (Index says "M-N" on cover, incorrect)
 	Index to v. N
	1936-1940; Vol. O
	1940-1947; Vol. P (to pg 483)
1976768 Item 1	1947-1951; Vol. P (con't)


0930080 Item 1-2	1883-1887 Record of Births; Recorder of Deeds


977.8736 V3m	McDonald County Cemeteries; Carthage, Mo., Joan Kunkel
1697542 Item 11


	1855-1858, 1871-1961 Court Records: Circuit Court
0930072	(no dates), Index to Court Records, Vol. A
	1855-1858, Court Records, Vol. A
	1871-1875, Court Records, Vol. B
0930073	1875-1884, Court Records, Vol. C-D
0930074	1884-1887, Court Records, Vol. E
1976768 Item 2-4	1887-1897, Vol. F-G
	1897-1899, Vol. H (to pg 363)
1976769	1899-1900, Vol. H (con't)
	1900-1907, Vol. I-J
1976860	1907-1917, Vol. K-M
1976861	1917-1924, Vol. N-O
	1924-1926, Vol. P (to pg 511)
1976862	1926-1927, Vol. P (con't)
	1927-1948, Vol. Q-R
1976863 Item 1	1948-1961, Vol. S


090083	1866-1894 Bonds of Administrators, Executors, Guardians, & Curators; Probate
  	  Court, Salt Lake City, Gen Soc of Utah


0930088 Items 1-2	1866-1874 Inventories, Appraisements, Sale Bills, in Estates of Deceased Persons; 
	  Probate Court, Salt Lake City, Gen Soc of Utah 


0930085	1866-1913 Letters of Administration & Testamentary v. A; Probate Court, Salt 
1976863 Items 2-4	  Lake City, Gen Soc of Utah


0930084	1873-1892 Minute Book, v. A-B; Probate Court, Salt Lake City, Gen Soc of Utah


	1865-1892 Probate Records; Probate Court, Salt Lake City, Gen. Soc. of Utah
0930080 Item 4-6	1865-1872, v. 0, v. 00, v. A
0930081	1865-1883, v. A-B
0930082	1883-1892, v. C
1976863 Item 2-4	1887-1950?, Index A-C


0930086	1866-1924 Record of Wills, v. A; Probate Court, Salt Lake City, Gen. Soc. of Utah
1976863 Item 2-4	1887-1950, Index A-C


0930087	1870-1895 Settlement Records in Estates of Deceased Persons, v. A-B; Probate 
	                 Court, Salt Lake City, Gen. Soc. of Utah
1976863 Item 2-4	1887-1950?, Index A-C


977.873 H2m	Goodspeed's McDonald & Newton County Sections (Reprint); Chicago 
6048447	        Goodspeed Publishing


1320631 Item 2	History of McDonald County; J. A. Sturges, Salt Lake City, Gen Soc of Utah


0014881	1849-1949:  100 Years of History & Progress; Joe Taylor, Salt Lake City, Gen 
	  Soc of Utah


977.8736 V25w	1865-1878 Marriage records, Book A; Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff
0824069 Item 6	1861 Tax lists

Thanks to  Bonnie Favazza for compiling this.
 

These documents were microfilmed and can be obtained on loan at you local Family History Center. You will need to find your local  Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, LDS. The list of all books and documents that have been microfilmed in and for the county of McDonald are on the computer and fiche. 

Thanks to Joy Hyde for the information on this page.



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