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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 County
Lamar, 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 Woodruff

      Books - Be sure to visit the LookUps page too!

        History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties Missouri
        The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Chicago, 1889

        Barton County, Missouri Cemetery Records: 3 Volumes - J. Kunkel*
        Barton County Missouri Federal Census 1860 - J. Kunkel*
        Barton County Missouri Federal Census 1870 - J. Kunkel*

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