Welcome to Barton County, Missouri
Barton County Resources
Mr. Meyer writes a weekly column for the Joplin Globe concerning genealogy. The Joplin Globe covers the following counties; Jasper, Newton, Lawrence, Barton, Barry, Dale and McDonald, northwest corner of Arkansas, northeast corner of Oklahoma, and the southeast corner of Kansas. You can post queries to this column. It would be wise to send your mailing address as well as an email address as people viewing the queries may not have internet access.
Frankie Meyer
Joplin Globe P.O. Box 7
Joplin, MO 64802
or Mrs. Meyer
Barton County Court House
Jerry A. Moyer Recorder of deeds
Barton CountyLamar, Missouri 64759 417-682-2110
The Barton County Court House, in the center of the town square, was built in 1889, the original courthouse having burned in 1860.
The Recorder of Deed’s office of Barton County is experiencing a great amount of interest by persons searching for information about their ancestors. The following is a list of records available for public viewing and/or copying in the Barton County Courthouse.
If you are planning on coming to the Courthouse, our office hours are 8:30 A.M. to 4:30 P.M., Monday-Friday, with most holidays taken. If you are traveling a distance to visit Barton County, I suggest you call ahead to insure that we will be open.
Correspondence, by mail, should be directed to the specific office where the records are located. Always send a (SASE) self addressed stamped envelope when requesting information and copies. Make checks or money orders payable to that particular office when paying for copies.
When corresponding with the various offices in the Courthouse, please keep in mind that this service is only a small part of the responsibilities and tasks to be accomplished by the staff. We will respond to your requests, but sometimes not immediately.
BARTON COUNTY RECORDS AVAILABLE FOR FAMILY OR LOCAL RESEARCH
Clerk of the County Court:
Permanent record of births, 1883-1894
Register of births and stillbirths, 1883-1896
Permanent record of deaths, 1883-1895
Register of deaths, 1883-1899
County Poor Farm Record Book 1924-1934
Miscellaneous records for construction and furnishing of
Courthouse, 1888-1889
Petitions for incorporation of cities
Inquest Records
Incomplete country school records
Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Index to Circuit court records, 1866-present
Circuit court records, 1866-present (Divorce)
Naturalization records
Adoption records-available only upon petition to Court
Clerk of Probate Court:
Index to probate records, 1869-present
Probate records, 1866-present
Recorder of Deeds:
Index to deeds, 1857-present
Deed records, 1858-present
Index to recorder’s files, 1866-present
Index to marriage records, 1866-present
Marriage records, 1866-present
Original plats for cities
Barton County Plat Books for 1903 & 1929
Barton County Treasurer & Ex-Officio Collector:
Tax Books for Real Estate and Personal Property 1971 to present
Back Tax Books—1954 to present
Assessor:
Maps, 1981
Real Estate Tax Index file, 1984
OTHER SOURCES OF INFORMATION IN BARTON COUNTY
Barton County Historical Society Telephone: 417-682-3297
P. O. Box 416 Hours: 12:30 P.M. to 4:30 P.M.
Lamar, MO 64759 Monday – Friday
Records:
List of Burials in Barton County Cemeteries
Lake Cemetery Files
Deaths: Volumes 1 & 2
Humphrey Funeral Records (1889 to 1923)
Barton County Census for 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1900 (these are indexed) 1910 and 1920 Census are on Microfilm only.
Lamar Democrat (1887-1982) on Microfilm
Publications on file:
The Story of Barton County by Marvin L. Vangilder, 1855 to 1972
History of Missouri, 1889
Barton County Directory, 1911
Barton County Historical Atlas, 1886
Index of Missouri Historical Societies
50 Years After the Civil War by Dr. W. L. Griffin
Missouri Blue Book Manuals
Combs Record of the Civil War
The 4 R’s of Barton County Schools
The Strange Town of Liberal by Willis Strong
The History of Liberal by Willis Strong
The Barton County Courthouse (1889 –1989)
Old Telephone Directories
Barton County Plat Books (1886, 1903, 1929, 1988, 1994 & 1998)
Lamar Public Library Telephone: 417-682-5355
202 West 9th Street Hours: vary
Lamar, MO 64759
"The Story of Barton County" by Marvin VanGilder
Goodspeed’s 1889 "history of Polk, Hickory, Cedar, Dade and Barton Co."
Mills & Co. 1883 "History of Carthage and Joplin & other towns"
A booklett concerning the beginnings of Liberal
Plain copies of Birth, Death, Marriage Records and Deeds cost $1.00 a sheet. Certified copies of Deeds cost $2.00. Certified copies of Marriage License cost $9.00 ea.
Court records are $0.10 a copy unless Certified. For Certified copies add an additional $2.00.
There is a cost of $2.00 for use of the Microfilm machine plus $0.50 per copy. To get the full census record usually requires two copies. All other copies are $0.10 per copy.
Towns and Villages, Now and Then.
Lamar, the County Seat, originally laid out in 1857.
Golden City, 14 miles SE from Lamar, originally laid out in 1870
Liberal, 15 miles from Lamar, originally laid out in 1880
Iantha, 8 miles west from Lamar, plat filed in 1881
Milford, 12 miles NE of Lamar, plat filed in 1869
Denison (Historical), 1884
Minden Mines, plat filed in 1883
Verdella aka Barton Center, 8 miles NE of Liberal
Others: Berry Hill; Nashville; Irwin; Beloit; Newport; Kenoma; Le Roy; Esrom, (Farmersville); Dublin; Ellsworth and Bushnell.
Barton County Records on Microfilm at the Missouri State Archives
Marriages, 1866-1916 (5 reels) Index 1866 - 1890 (1 reel)
Probate, 1866-1900 (3 reels) Index 1869 - 1923 (1 reel)
Wills 1867-1921 (3 reels)
Deeds 1858-1912 (21 reels), Index 1857-1888 (3 reels)
Circuit Court 1866-1896 (6 reels) Index 1866-1925 (2 reels)
Birth records 1883-1896 (1 reel)
Death records 1883-1899 (1 reel)
1873 tax list (transcript)
Cemetery Records, Volume 1 by DAR - Howe, Iantha, Oakton (Typescript)
Newspapers -
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Publications About Barton County -
Periodicals - (This information from Ozar'Kin)
Marriage Book A 1866-1880 in Missouri Pioneers, Vol. 27, published by Mrs. Howard W. Woodruff
Wills: 1869-1888 (which pertain to land records) in Missouri Miscellany, Volume 4 by Woodruff
1860 Mortality Schedule Missouri Miscellany, Vol. 1, by WoodruffBooks - Be sure to visit the LookUps page too!
History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties Missouri
The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Chicago, 1889Barton County, Missouri Cemetery Records: 3 Volumes - J. Kunkel*
Barton County Missouri Federal Census 1860 - J. Kunkel*
Barton County Missouri Federal Census 1870 - J. Kunkel*