Welcome to the new Cedar County, Missouri GenWeb Project Website!
All research resources are listed alphabetically by category at the Resources link (top and bottom of each page).
Long-time genealogist and volunteer coordinator of the Cedar County, Missouri GenWeb site, Kay Snow, passed away in November 2024. Her tireless work over many years to help make more information available to researchers is to be commended. We thank Kay for her years of dedication to family history research, Cedar County research, and the MOGenWeb Project.
Your new County Coordinator has updated the website. Every effort has been made to transfer user-submitted content to this new site and give credit where that information is available. Proper credit for information and/or pictures submitted years ago is simply not possible in all instances due to the limited information that was available from the old site. Gravestone photos, many with a copyright statement obliterating the picture, will not be uploaded. Please email information and/or photos of your Cedar Co ancestors that can be uploaded to the site (no pictures or information on living persons, please). Recommendations regarding the website and the kinds of information that would be helpful in your research will be appreciated. The Cedar Co research community is appreciate of the items which were previously provided to the county coordinator. If you previously submitted a Family Group Sheet or the Surname you research, please check these projects on the Resources page (link at the top and bottom of each page) to ensure the information is now linked and properly listed. Please check the Biographies link on the Resources page for ideas and submit information about early settlers who you have researched. Thank you.
|
This site contains what you need to know to research your Cedar County, Missouri ancestors and includes free information for your personal research. Please email the County Coordinator (email at bottom of each page) if you have a "how-to" research question that is not covered or if you encounter a broken link.
PLEASE USE THIS INFORMATION IN YOUR PERSONAL FAMILY HISTORY RESEARCH, BUT DO NOT COPY INFORMATION FROM THIS SITE AND PUBLISH ELSEWHERE ON THE INTERNET, POST ON OTHER WEBSITES, OR IN BLOGS ~ THANK YOU! |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
Recommend using the "advanced search" option for better search results. Monthly Genealogy Society Newsletters are searchable from the home page of the Vernon County MOGenWeb site. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Updated 9 Jan 2025
The Cedar & Vernon Co MO Genealogical Society The local Genealogical Society meets on the third Wednesday of each month at 10 a.m., and visitors are always welcome! Programs pertain to various aspects of family history research in the United States, regardless of the geographical locations being researched. Meeting locations alternate monthly between the El Dorado Springs Library, 808 S. Main St., El Dorado Springs, MO, and the Nevada Public Library Annex located at 200 W. Walnut St. (corner of W. Walnut and N. Main) Nevada, MO. A Membership Form is at this link; dues are $10 per calendar year. Dues received Sep-Dec include the following full year. Anyone who enjoys family history research is invited to join; you do not have to be researching Cedar or Vernon County, Missouri ancestors. The society email address is at this link Cedar & Vernon Co MO Genealogical Society. Society membership benefits include receiving the emailed monthly newsletter, program information and handout following meetings when available, and free queries in the monthly newsletter. Newsletters from previous years are at this link.
DNA Project: Have you taken a DNA test? You can compare your autosomal test results with those who tested at different companies by uploading your test data to https://gedmatch.com/, free of charge. Several comparison tools are free and some advanced features require a small monthly fee. If you tested at Ancestry.com, you can download your test data and upload it to familytreeDNA.com, MyHeritage.com, and GEDmatch.com without re-testing. Transferring your results will help you and other researchers get more from testing. To learn more about genetic genealogy, see information at each company's website and also https://isogg.org/. Sign up to receive periodic emails regarding DNA testing and research from https://dna-explained.com/ and https://blog.kittycooper.com/. Many videos are also available on utube. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cedar County was organized February 14, 1845, from St. Clair County on the north and Dade County on the south. With all of the counties in the surrounding areas being named for prominent state or national figures, one might wonder why a county would be named for a creek which had received its name for the evergreen trees which grew in abundance nearby. The theory has been advanced that the name Cedar carried no controversial issue in the political history of the country, and thus was agreeable to all concerned. The original county seat was called Lancaster. In 1847 the name was changed to Fremont, in honor of the "Pathfinder," but in 1856 Gen. Fremont became the Republican candidate for President, and the following winter the Democratic Legislature changed the name to Stockton, in honor of Commodore Richard Stockton of the navy who had arrested Fremont during the Mexican War and sought to have him disgraced.
When was Cedar County, Missouri First Settled? First settlement and settlers at this link.
Were Cedar County's Records Lost During the Civil War? No known record losses in Cedar County. |
||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Frequently Asked Questions
