Johnson County MO Genealogy

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Overview of Johnson County Records

• Johnson County was created in 1834 from Lafayette County.
• Copies of birth and death records for 1910 and later can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services .
• The Johnson County Clerk has birth and death records from 1883 to 1893.
• The Johnson County Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records starting in 1835.
• The Johnson County Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records starting in the 1860s.
• The Johnson County Probate Judge has probate records starting in the mid-1800s.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.