Independent website for the history and genealogy of:
Cole County Missouri |
Organized November 16, 1820 from Cooper County, effective Jan. 01, 1821
Named after: Capt. Stephen Cole,
pioneer and Indian fighter
County seat: Jefferson City
Population: 71,397 (2000); 63,579 (1990)
Land area 392 square miles.
Archives
MO-GenWeb Cole County Archives
Cemeteries and Death Records
Interment Net Cemetery Listings for Cole County
National Cemetery at Jefferson City
NettieMae's Missouri Death Index- search for surname
Saint Margaret Catholic Cemetery at Osage Bend, Cole County, Missouri
Political Graveyard, Cole County
Census:
Ed and Sandy Mackley's Missouri Census Images:
1830 Cole County Census Images | 1840 Cole County Census Images |
1850 Cole County Census Images | 1850 Cole County Slave Owners Images |
Family Links with multiple lines:
Central Missouri Families- "A Searchable Database of Cooper, Moniteau,Cole, Morgan & Miller counties"- lots of Cole county Names- worth searching for your surnames
History of Cole County:
Cole County Historical Society
Mail Lists and Message Boards:
Cole County Mail List at Rootsweb
Cole County Message Board at Rootsweb
Military: All Wars
Cole County Casualties in WW II
State of Missouri World War I Data Base
Newspapers:
Abstracts of early Cole County newspapers
Historical Society of Missouri Newspaper Library
Tourism: Visiting Cole County??
Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Center