RESOURCES

 

El Dorado Springs Library

808 S. Main St., El Dorado Springs, MO.

Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sunday:  Closed

 

Stockton Library

717 East St., Stockton, MO  65785

Monday - Friday 9:00 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Saturday 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sunday:  Closed

 

Nevada Public Library Genealogy Department

218 West Walnut Street, Nevada, Missouri  64772

Monday, Wednesday, Friday:  9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Tuesday, Thursday:  9:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Saturday:  9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
Sunday and Federal & State Holidays:  Closed
 

Things to know:

--Wi-fi is available at each of the libraries.

--The El Dorado Springs and Stockton Libraries maintain Cedar County resources.

--The Cedar County Libraries and Nevada Library are Missouri Evergreen Libraries; however, many family research resources must be used in the library and cannot be checked out.

--Genealogical resources at these libraries are not included at https://www.worldcat.org; you must search the library's catalog.

--The Nevada MO Public Library is a FamilySearch Affiliate Library and has a large selection of regional resources.

--Genealogical resources are available during regular library hours without charge.

--The Missouri Newspaper Archives and the Midwest Genealogy Center have interlibrary loan programs for some of their genealogy resources.

 

Biographies:  Biographies, newspaper articles, photographs, obituaries, and researcher provided information on former residents of Cedar County, Missouri and nearby areas.

 

Births and Deaths:  Information and links for researching births and researching deaths.

 

Cemeteries:  See www.findagrave.com for volunteer submitted cemetery information and photos of gravestones.

 

Census Records:  Free census searches are available on your local library's website at the HeritageQuest link (requires a library card for access from home) and on many websites including https://www.familysearch.org (requires free account).

 

County Records on Microfilm: A list of records on microfilm at the Missouri State Archives for all Missouri counties.

 

Courthouse and County Employees.

 

Daughters of the American Revolution: The Descendants Database contains lineages of all women who have joined the DAR and the database can be searched online. Newer applications correct any errors in older lineages. Recommend using Advanced Search in the Descendants Database. Enter the man's surname in the top section and the spouse's maiden name below. Fill in as little as possible to conduct a search; add more information to narrow search results. Entries are listed chronologically; newest lineages are at the bottom of the list. See Overview and Help for DAR searches.

 

Family Group Sheets:  User submitted family group sheets.

 

History: 

--Reprint of the Aaron Sims articles "Cedar County places we've never been...and a few we have"

--Cedar County information from the History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties, Missouri, 1889 published by Goodspeed.

--Early Days in Cedar County.  1908 by F. M. Williams, Kansas City, Missouri: Punton-Clark Publishing Co. Missouri Digital Heritage.

--Search the Missouri State Library Sponsored Project of Missouri County histories from across the state. Missouri Digital Heritage.

 

Land, Deeds, and Maps:  Land records and links to help find your ancestor's land.

 

Marriages:

 

Military: Information and links outside this website.

     Civil War Years in Cedar County

     Civil War in Cedar County and Some who Served from this Area

     1868 Registered Voters in Cedar County

     1890 Cedar County Veterans Census

 

Newsletters of the Local Genealogy Society:  For several years from 2003 and 2017, the Cedar and Vernon County Genealogical Society published a small monthly newsletter that included how-to articles and transcriptions of obituaries and interesting local newspaper stories and articles. In 2022 the Society again began publication a newsletter as a benefit of membership. Links to previous newsletters can be read here.

 

Newspapers:  Cedar County newspapers, how to research ancestors in microfilmed newspapers, and indices and finding aids links.

 

Organizations: Information on various Cedar County organizations and members. 

 

Other Research Links:  Links off of this website for bordering counties, special projects, land records and maps, local entities, Missouri state offices, and more.

 

PERSI: PERiodical Source Index is a project of the Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, Indiana. PERSI is an index for genealogy and local history periodicals from across the country. PERSI can be searched by several criteria including geographic location and surname.

 

Photos (Miscellaneous):  Pictures and scenes from around Cedar County.

 

Queries and Message Board Posts: Archived queries and message posts from late 1990s. Email addresses may no longer be correct, but some information may be helpful in your research.

 

Record Loss:  There is no known record loss.

 

Schools:  Information and pictures of some of the early Cedar County schools. Search Missouri Evergreen for specific resources at libraries.

 

Surnames Researched:  Surnames in Cedar County being researched by others. Unfortunately, many email addresses are no longer valid.

 

Towns & Townships: Collections of information and stories about the cities, towns, and populated placed in Cedar County. Coming later.