Westport Genealogy (in Jackson County, MO)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Westport are also found through the Jackson County and Missouri pages.


Westport Cemetery Records

Corinth Cemetery US Gen Web online

Westport Church Records

Church records, 1853-1866 (Methodist Episcopal Church. Westport Mission (Jackson County, Missouri)) FamilySearch Library

Golden threads of memories, history of Westport Methodist Church FamilySearch Library

Westport Cumberland Presbyterian Church records (Jackson County, Missouri) FamilySearch Library

Westport City Directories

Westport, MO 1886 - 1890 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Westport Histories and Genealogies

A brief history of Old Westport. Part 1 FamilySearch Library

A brief history of Old Westport. Part 2 FamilySearch Library

A brief history of Old Westport. Part 3, Conclusion FamilySearch Library

Westport Historical Society celebrates National Historic preservation week in old Westport : site-seeing in Old Westport, the cradle of Kansas City FamilySearch Library

Westport, 1812-1912 : commemorating the centennial of the Santa Fe Trail; Westport's history from its beginning as a frontier post until its annexation to Kansas City; Westport's many springs and pasture lands make it the ideal outfitting post for the overland traffic FamilySearch Library

Westport, Missouri's port of many returns FamilySearch Library

Westport Newspapers and Obituaries

Border Star 1859-1859 Newspapers.com online

Border Star Newspaper [also Weekly Border Star], 1858-1860 Missouri Digital Heritage online

Frontier News 1855-1855 Newspapers.com online

Star of Empire 1857-1857 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Westport

According 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.

Border Star. (Westport, Mo.) 1840s-1860

Frontier News. (Westport, Mo.) 1840s-1840s

Sentinel-Examiner. (Westport, Mo.) 1894-1899

Star of Empire. (Westport, Jackson County, Mo.) 1856-1840s

Westport Examiner. (Westport, Mo.) 1892-1894



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