Canton Genealogy (in Lewis County, MO)
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Canton Birth Records
1847-1910 Missouri Birth Registers Ancestry 
1920-2015 Missouri Birth Index MyHeritage
Missouri, Birth Records, 1910-present Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Canton Cemetery Records
Canton Cemetery Find a Grave
Devilbiss Cemetery Find a Grave
Forest Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Forest Grove Cemetery Billion Graves
Harrell Cemetery Find a Grave
Ligon Cemetery Find a Grave
Missouri Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976 Ancestry
Morrow Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Moriah Cemetery Find a Grave
Oak Bluff Cemetery Find a Grave
Old County Farm Cemetery Find a Grave
Ten Mile Cemetery Find a Grave
Wyaconda Cemetery Find a Grave
Canton Census Records
Federal Census of 1940, Canton, Missouri LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Canton Church Records
Wyaconda Baptist Association of Missouri : Centennial edition, 1844-1944 Genealogy Gophers
Canton Death Records
1834-1931 Missouri Death Records Ancestry
1910-1962 Missouri Death Certificates Index Ancestry
1968-2015 Missouri Death Index MyHeritage
1968-2015 Missouri Death Records Ancestry
Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1969 Missouri State Archives
Missouri Deaths and Burials Index, 1873-1976 Ancestry
Missouri, Death Records, 1910-present Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services
Canton Immigration Records
Canton Land Records
Deed records, 1833-1907; abstract and index to deeds, 1833-1889 FamilySearch Library
Canton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, 1917 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, 1917-1940 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, August 1890 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, January 1884 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Lewis County, Missouri, January 1896 Library of Congress
Canton Marriage Records
1805-2002 Missouri Marriage Records Ancestry
Marriage records, 1833-1919 FamilySearch Library
Canton Newspapers and Obituaries
Canton News 1907-1919 Newspapers.com
Canton Press 1862-1877 Missouri Digital Newspaper Project
Canton Press 1864-1928 Newspapers.com
Canton Press-News 1928-1939 Newspapers.com
Canton Weekly Press 1862-1864 Newspapers.com
Press-News Journal 1978, 1985, 2006-2009 Small Town Papers
Press-News Journal, 2006-2009 Google News Archive
Offline Newspapers for CantonAccording to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers. Canton News. (Canton, Mo.) 1880-1920 Canton Press-News and the Canton Record. (Canton, Mo.) 1941-1972 Canton Press-News and the Lewis County Journal. (Canton, Mo.) 1973-Current Canton Press-News. (Canton, Lewis County, Mo.) 1928-1940 Canton Press. (Canton, Mo.) 1864-1928 Canton Record. (Canton, Mo.) 1929-1940 Canton Weekly Press. (Canton, Mo.) 1862-1864 Cantonian. (Canton, Mo.) 1916-1919 Lewis County Gazette. (Canton, Mo.) 1869-1870 Lewis County Journal and the Lewistown News. (Canton, Mo.) 1954-1972 Mississippi Sawyer. (Canton, Mo.) 1920-1922 Missouri Plebeian. (Canton, Mo.) 1848-1849 North-East Reporter. (Canton, Mo.) 1849-1861 |
Canton Probate Records
Canton School Records
Culver Stockton College yearbook, 1922, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
CulverStockton College yearbook, 1941 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
The Milestones - 1926, Culver-Stockton College (Canton, Mo.) Genealogy Gophers
The Milestones - 1927, Culver-Stockton College (Canton, Mo.) Genealogy Gophers
The Milestones - 1929, Culver-Stockton College (Canton, Mo.) Genealogy Gophers
Williamstown School yearbook, 1963 Classmates
Williamstown School yearbook, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Williamstown School yearbook, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
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