Welcome to the Vernon County, Missouri USGenWeb Project

This site is contains many free indexes and what you need to know to research your Vernon County ancestors.  Please email the County Coordinator if you have a how-to research question that is not covered. 

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A new mailing list has been set up for those researching Vernon Co, MO. Please go to  https://groups.io/g/MO-VERNON and join the MO-VERNON group. This group is to discuss, share or ask questions of a genealogical nature for persons who may have had a life event in Vernon Co, MO.  Our thanks to the generous volunteer who set up and administers the mailing list!

Updated 27 Jul 2020

The Cedar & Vernon Co MO Genealogical Society meets on the third Wednesday of the month at 10 a.m. The Nevada Library Annex is located at 200 W. Walnut St, at the corner of W. Walnut and N. Main, Nevada, MO (northwest corner of the court square).  The El Dorado Springs Library is located at 808 S. Main St, El Dorado Springs, MO. The Dec meeting location will be announced. A Membership Form is at this link.

USED BOOKS FOR SALE by the local genealogical society. (List updated Jul 2020)

NEW BOOKS FOR SALE by the local genealogical society.

DNA Project:  Have you tested your DNA? You can compare your autosomal test results with those who tested at different companies by transferring your test data to https://www.familytreedna.com/ (if you did not test at this company). There is a small fee to activate the various comparison tools on the FamilyTreeDNA website. Also, you can upload your test data to https://gedmatch.com/ (some features are free). These two websites enable all researchers to compare autosomal results with those who tested at different companies. Transferring your results will help you and other researchers to get more from your testing! To learn about genetic genealogy, go to https://isogg.org/.  And sign up to receive a periodic article to learn more about DNA research, such as

https://dna-explained.com/ and https://blog.kittycooper.com/

Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Vernon County, Missouri? It is located on the Missouri-Kansas state line about 80 miles south of Kansas City.

Where is the county seat? The county seat is Nevada (neh-VĀ-duh), MO, at the crossroads of I-49/U.S. 71 & U.S. 54 near the center of the county. The Courthouse is located in the town square, and its clock tower is visible from much of the town.

Do you have information on the [fill in the name] family? Please check these pages: Biographies, Surnames.  As county coordinator, I personally do not conduct genealogical research or do lookups for individuals, however the Bushwhacker Museum does.

Where is Vernon County, Missouri Found in the Federal Census? 

When was Vernon County, Missouri First Settled?  The first permanent white settlers in the area that is now Vernon County were the three Summers brothers--Jesse J., Moses, and Allen--and their families.  They settled near the Osage River in what is now Metz Township, Vernon County, Missouri, in 1829/1830.  Vernon County was organized in 1855. 

Were Vernon County's Records Lost During the Civil War?  Although the Vernon County Courthouse was burned by Federal troops in 1863, the official records were not lost because they had been removed from the area.  Deed Index Book B, however, did get lost.

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Vernon Co, MO County Coordinator

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