Butler County MO Genealogy

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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Butler Records by Type Birth Records (6) Cemetery Records (127) Census Records (39) Church Records (1) City Directories (10) Court Records (2) Death Records (14) Histories and Genealogies (7) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (7) Map Records (10) Marriage Records (9) Military Records (6) Minority Records (1) Miscellaneous Records (1) Newspapers and Obituaries (39) Probate Records (6) School Records (26)

Overview of Butler County Records

• Butler County was created in 1849 from Wayne County.
• Copies of birth and death records for 1910 and later can be obtained from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services .
• The Butler County Recorder of Deeds has marriage and land records starting in 1849.
• The Butler County Probate Court has divorce records starting in 1849.
• The Butler County Clerk has birth and death records from 1883 to 1893.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.