Christian County Missouri Indexes and Transcribed Records

Collection

Identifier: MGC-1210

Scope and Contents

Beginning in 1987, the Christian County Library created indexes and transcribed records pertaining to the residents of Christian County Missouri. The digital files have been shared with libraries, archives, museums, historical organizations, and genealogical societies for those researching their family history. The indexed and transcribed records include census, court, land, death, marriage, organizations, and history.

Dates

Creation: 1987 - 2015

Creator

Christian County Library (Organization)

Biographical / Historical

Christian County, located in the southwest part of Missouri, was created in 1859 from portions of Greene, Taney, and Webster Counties. It was named after William Christian, a Kentucky veteran of the Revolutionary War. Early industry in the area included lead mines, dairy farms and cheese factories, logging and oak furniture manufacturing. In the 1880s, Christian County had a group of “Bald Knobbers,” a vigilante group formed to restore order after lawlessness that followed the Civil War.