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Judy Casper, through dedication, patience, and hard work, has transcribed the 1850 Holt County Federal Census from the microfilm and made it available through the USGenweb Census Project for your use. Once you have identified the page of the census where your ancestor is located, you can visit the actual 1850 Holt County census images to see the actual census entry itself. Please visit 1850 Holt County Census for links to this census.
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| Biographies from the 1877 Holt County Atlas |
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| Some of the Biographies from the reprinted 1917 History of Holt County |
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| Pictures of the New Liberty Cemetery |
| ON-LINE RESOURCES | SURNAME LISTS | ATCHISON (MO) - NORTH |
| OFF-LINE RESOURCES | COUNTY MAP | NODAWAY (MO) - NORTHEAST |
| COUNTY RESOURCES | COUNTY HISTORY | ANDREW (MO) - EAST |
| QUERIES | LOOKUPS | DONIPHAN (KS) - SOUTH |
| USGENWEB PROJECT | SEND ME YOUR INPUTS | RICHARDSON (NE) - WEST |
| Holt County is located in the northwest corner of Missouri and was organized 29 January 1841 from territory acquired in the Platte Purchase. Holt County is named for David Rice Holt, a Missouri legislator from Platte County. The county was originally named Nodaway County but the name was changed 17 days later to honor Mr. Holt who died during the legislative session. It is bounded on the north by Atchison County; on the northeast by Nodaway County and on the southeast by Andrew County. The Missouri River forms a natural boundary to the south and west. Across the Missouri River is Richardson County, NE to the west and Doniphan County, KS to the south. The Holt County seat is located in Oregon, MO. The county population was slightly less than 6,000 in the 1990 census. |
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The Holt County Recorder has:
The Holt County Clerk of the Circuit Court has:
The Holt County Probate Judge has:
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Holt County (Recorder/Probate Judge/Clerk of the Circuit Court, as
appropriate)
Holt County Historical Society
The cost of this history is $49.00 (+ $5 S/H if mailed).
"Gone Home" is a directory of the deceased of Holt County, Missouri. It covers the years 1837 - 1981 and is interspersed with many authentic items of history gleaned during the ten years of research by the author, a Holt County native. Township map sections and brief narrative surveys establish the location of 117 known cemeteries and burial sites.
There are more than 40,000 names of deceased with references to thousands of descendants; over 6,000 surnames are represented. It also contains over 2,000 pictures of family members and 1,000 historical illustrations.
The cost of this outstanding work is $100 (+ $10 S/H if mailed).
For additional information, contact:
Volume 1 contains 497 pages of happenings from Corning, Rush Bottoms, Big Lake, Craig, Mound City, and Oregon as well as important county and national events from 1857 - 1881.
Volume 2 is a continuation covering events from the same areas during 1882 - 1891.
Volumes 1 & 2 may be purchased for $40 each at:
Wright Electric & Hardware
To order by mail (at $45 each to cover S & H):
Lillian Wright
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Oregon, MO 64473
(816) 446-3329
P.O. Box 55
Mound City, MO 64470
This superb reference work is 11 x 14 inches and hard bound with 556 pages?
P.O. Box 55
Mound City, MO 64470
Town - County - Country
"A Collection of Events from Early Holt County, MO Newspapers"
published by Carolyn Kent and the Craig R-III business education students is a record of the times, events, and life as depicted in early newspapers of the area.
Bank of Craig
Craig R-III School
12124 Highway 59
Craig, MO 64437
Bureau of Vital Records
930 Wildwood
P.O. Box 570
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tele: (573) 751-6400
(For birth, death and marriage certificates)
600 West Main Street
P.O. Box 778
Jefferson City, MO 65102
Tele: (314) 751-3280
2312 East Bannister Road
Kansas City, MO 64131
Department W
P.O. Box 833
Columbia, MO 65205
1020 Lowry Street
Columbia, MO 65201
Tele: (573) 882-4950
Jefferson Memorial Building
225 S. Skinker
P.O. Box 11940
St Louis, MO 63112
(313) 746-4510
P.O. Box 11940
Jefferson Memorial Building
St. Louis, MO 63112-0040
(314) 746-4500
412 Felix Street
P.O. Box 382
Station E
St. Joseph, MO 64502
Tele: (816) 233-0524
P.O. Box 128
1100 Charles
St. Joseph, MO 64502-0128
(816) 232-8471
P.O. Box 12
Savannah, MO 64485
P.O. Box 214
Maryville, MO 64468
Contact Letha Marie Mowry for additional information.
P.O. Box 288
103 S. Washington
Oregon, MO 64473-0288
(816) 446-2373
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