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Pictures for 139 cemeteries in Moniteau County

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The Historical Society cemetery books list over 21,000 burials. With the current project of updating these listings, Moniteau County now has over 28,300 recorded burials in 179 known cemeteries. It is an ongoing project to update these online as they are updated in the Historical Society's database.

These can be searched using the Search box below or on the cemetery page.

Businesses

Moniteau County has several long time businesses that were started over 50 years ago and continue today.

Here are some businesses that started prior to 1975 and a brief history of each.

Census
1850 Census

1850 Census - Slave Schedule

1850 Census - Mortality Schedule

1860 Census - Not posted

1860 Census - Slave Schedule

1860 Census - Mortality Schedule
1870 Census - Complete

1880 Census - Not posted
1890 Census - Complete

Full transcriptions of the Moniteau County Census with links to images in the Moniteau County Archives.

Schools

Moniteau County currently has three high schools

California

School Website

Aurora Alumni Association

Lists all CHS alumni since 1885

Jamestown

School Website

Tipton

School Website

And 3 Elementary/Middle/Jr High Schools

Clarksburg

School Website

High Point

School Website

Latham

School Website

School History

In the past there have been at least five other high schools

Clarksburg -- By 1877-1955

First Graduating Class in 1914

Went to 4-year high school in ?

Fortuna -- 1928-1944

First Graduating Class in 1929

Went to 4-year high school in 1933-34 school year

Harrison

Humboldt

Latham -- 1923-1946

First Graduating Class in 1929

Went to 4-year high school in 1932

Post Offices

The first Post Office in what is now Moniteau County was established at what is now Jamestown in 1830. At present, there are 8 active Post Offices in Moniteau County.

Marriages

All marriage records from 1845 to 2022 have been posted by Bride and Groom.

Churches

History of many Moniteau County Churches. A work in progress.

County Commissioners

A listing and brief biography of the Moniteau County judges and commissioners.

California Mayors

A listing and brief biography of California Mayors.

Letters

Lists of letters left at Post Office in California from various early issues of California newspapers

Community History

Other extinct, small villages including:

Magnolia

Mount Vernon

Other genealogical links

Ancestry's Social Security Death Index (SSDI) Online Search (Ancestry.com)
National Archives and Records Administration

USGenWeb Links	Special Projects
MoGenWeb	Archives Project
USGenWeb	Census Project
WorldGenWeb	Missouri Tombstone Transcription Project

Moniteau County, Missouri

Moniteau County was formed in 1845 from Cole and Morgan Counties. It is bordered on the north and northwest by Cooper county, on the west and southwest by Morgan, on the south by Miller, on the east and southeast by Cole and on the northeast, across the Missouri River, by Boone county.

Towns include California, Clarksburg, Tipton, Fortuna, High Point, Enon, Corticelli, McGirk, Jamestown, Sandy Hook and Lupus

Wills and Probate

These links will take you to the FamilySearch website

These are images of the original records and the information is free but may require creation of a free account

Administrator Bonds 1845-1897

Administrator/Testamentary Letters 1862-1877 vol. 2

Bills of Sale, Inventories 1855-1861 vol. A-B

Bills of Sale, Inventories 1861-1871 vol. C-D

Bills of Sale, Inventories 1871-1885 vol. E-F

Probates/Probate Index 1849-1959 vol. A

Probates 1853-1866 vol. B-C

Probates 1866-1879 vol. D-E

Probates 1879-1893 vol. E-F

Settlements 1845-1865 vol. A-C

Settlements 1865-1883 vol. D-E

Settlements 1883-1894 vol. F

Wills 1845-1898 vol. 1-2

Wills 1898-1923 vol. 3-4

Veterans

Moniteau County has been home to veterans from the Revolutionary War to the current middle east conflicts.

Here is a listing of known veterans up to the Mexican War of 1846-1847.

There are 3 prominent Veterans memorials in Moniteau County.

Together, they list nearly 6,000 Moniteau County veterans from all wars and conflicts from the Revolutionary War through the current worldwide conflicts:

California-Jamestown

High Point

Tipton

Obituary Indexes

Moniteau County Herald 1889-1946 Over 10,200 Entries	California Democrat 1932-2018 Over 29,000 Entries	Tipton Times 1871-2000 Over 16,000 Entries
	1932-1949	1871-1899
1889-1921	1950-1969	1900-1929
1922-1946	1970-1989	1930-1949
	1990-2004	1950-1969
	2005-2018	1970-1989
		1990-2000

All of these pages should be searchable here

History of Moniteau County, Missouri Volume II Year 2000 is still available!

The Moniteau County Historical Society has published Volume II of the History of Moniteau County and Families. The last History of Moniteau County and Families was written in 1980. Many years from now these histories and stories will be a valued possession. This is a unique way of celebrating the end of a millennium and to begin the year 2000. This new history is available for pickup by special arrangement or by mail. Click the info button below for ordering instructions.

The 2000 book is 860 pages including a surname index! The price is $25 + $7.50 postage. Please click on the Info button for ordering information.

Snail Mail Addresses

Moniteau County Historical Society
201 N. High
California, MO 65018
573-796-3563

The Historical Society Library is OPEN every Thursday, Friday and Saturday from 1-5 p.m. during April through October.

The Historical Society Museum is OPEN every First and Third Sunday of each month from 1-3 p.m. during April through October.

The following offices refer all genealogical inquiries to the Historical Society. Any questions, please email Alan Sparks.

Moniteau County Clerk
200 E. Main
California, MO 65018
573-796-4661

Moniteau County Circuit Clerk
200 E. Main
California, MO 65018
573-796-2071