Missouri: Bibliography and Sources

Atkeson, W.O. History of Bates County, Missouri. Topeka, Kans.: Historical Publishing Co., 1918.

Barns, Chancy R., ed. The Commonwealth of Missouri; a Centennial Record. St. Louis, 1877.

Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Pulaski, Jefferson, Lonoke, Faulkner, Grant, Saline, Perry, Garland and Hot Spring Counties, Arkansas, Comprising a Condensed History of the State, a Number of Biographies of Distinguished Citizens of the Same, a Brief Descriptive History of Each of the Counties above Named, and Numerous Biographical Sketches of Their Prominent Citizens. Chicago, 1889.

Campbell, Robert Allen. Campbell’s Gazetteer of Missouri: From Articles Contributed by Prominent Gentlemen in Each County of the State, and Information Collected and Collated from Official and Other Authentic Sources, by a Corps of Experienced Canvassers. St. Louis, 1875.

“Colton’s New Map of Missouri, Compiled from the U.S. Surveys, and Other Authentic Sources” [map]. New York: J.H. Colton, 1857.

“Colton’s New Map of Missouri, Compiled from the U.S. Surveys, and Other Authentic Sources” [map]. New York: J.H. Colton, 1860.

Conard, Howard L., ed. Encyclopedia of the History of Missouri, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference. 6 vols. New York: Southern History Co., 1901.

Cramer, Rose Fulton. Wayne County, Missouri. Cape Girardeau: Ramfre Press, 1972.

Curry, J. E., comp. A Reminiscent History of Douglas County, Missouri, 1857–1957. Springfield: Elkins-Swyers Co., n.d.

DenBoer, Gordon. Atlas of Historical County Boundaries: Iowa. Ed. John H. Long. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1998.

“Division of Missouri by Counties in 1820" [map]. Missouri Historical Review 70 (1975–1976): 410.

Dubester, Henry J. State Censuses: An Annotated Bibliography of Censuses of Population Taken after the Year 1790 by States and Territories of the United States. 1948. Reprint. New York: Burt Franklin, 1969. The standard guide for its subject.

Ellinghouse, Cletis R., ed. Old Reynolds. Ellington, Mo.: Reynolds County Courier, 1978.

Fairbanks, Jonathan and Clyde Edwin Tuck. Past and Present of Greene County, Missouri: Early and Recent History and Genealogical Records of Many of the Representative Citizens. 2 vols. Indianapolis: A.W. Bowen and Co., 1915.

Filby, P. William, comp. Bibliography of American County Histories. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1985.

“First Five Counties of Missouri after October 1, 1812" [map]. Missouri Historical Review 70 (1975–1976): 402.

Foley, William E. A History of Missouri, 1673–1820. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 1971.

Foley, William E. “The American Territorial System: Missouri’s Experience.” Missouri Historical Review 65 (1970–1971): 403–426.

Ford, Royal E. History of Scott County, Missouri. Oak Ridge, Mo.: Royal E. Ford, 1939.

Garrison, Milton. “History of Township Organization in Missouri.” Missouri Historical Review 30 (1935–1936): 47–56.

Halliburton, William H. History of Arkansas County, Arkansas, 1541 to 1875. N.p., n.d.

Hebard, Alfred. “The Border War between Iowa and Missouri, on the Boundary Question.” Annals of Iowa, 3d ser., 1 (1893–1895): 651–657.

Hempstead County Genealogical Society, comp. Book BB, Wills, Marriages, Pre-Emptions, Estrays, Etc.: Hempstead County, Arkansas, 1821–1845. Hope, Ark.: Hempstead County Genealogical Society, 1993.

Hempstead, Fay. A Pictorial History of Arkansas: From Earliest Times to the Year 1890. St. Louis, 1890.

History of Boone County, Missouri. St. Louis, 1882.

History of Cole, Moniteau, Morgan, Benton, Miller, Maries and Osage Counties, Missouri. 1889. Reprint. Easley, S.C.: Southern Historical Press, 1978.

History of Franklin, Jefferson, Washington, Crawford and Gasconade Counties, Missouri. Chicago, 1888.

History of Greene County, Missouri, Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Towns and Villages. St. Louis, 1883.

History of Henry and St. Clair Counties, Missouri: Containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, Etc., Etc., Biographical Sketches of Their Citizens, General and Local Statistics, History of Missouri, Map of Henry and St. Clair Counties, Etc. St. Joseph, 1883.

History of Hickory, Polk, Cedar, Dade and Barton Counties, Missouri. Chicago, 1889.

History of Holt and Atchison Counties, Missouri, Containing a History of These Counties, Their Cities, Towns, Etc., Etc. St. Joseph, 1882.

History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent Counties, Missouri. Chicago, 1889.

History of Lewis, Clark, Knox and Scotland Counties, Missouri. 1887. Reprint. Marceline, Mo.: Walsworth Publishing Co., 1981.

History of Lincoln County, Missouri: From the Earliest Time to the Present. Chicago, 1888.

History of Newton, Lawrence, Barry and McDonald Counties, Missouri. 1888. Reprint. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms, 1982

History of St. Charles, Montgomery and Warren Counties, Missouri. 1885. Reprint. St. Louis: Paul V. Cochrane, 1969.

History of Southeast Missouri: Embracing an Historical Account of the Counties of Ste. Genevieve, St. Francois, Perry, Cape Girardeau, Bollinger, Madison, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Dunklin, Scott, Mississippi, Stoddard, Butler, Wayne and Iron. Chicago, 1888.

History of Vernon County, Missouri, Written and Compiled from the Most Authentic Official and Private Sources, Including a History of Its Townships, Towns and Villages, Together with a Condensed History of Missouri; a Reliable and Detailed History of Vernon County—Its Pioneer Record, Resources, Biographical Sketches of Prominent Citizens; General and Local Statistics of Great Value; Incidents and Reminiscences. St. Louis, 1887.

History Publishing Company. History of Holt County, Missouri: From the Time of the Platte Purchase to the End of the Year 1916. St. Joseph: Midland Printing Co., n.d.

Hodes, Frederick Anthony. The Urbanization of St. Louis: A Study in Urban Residential Patterns in the Nineteenth Century. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University Microfilms, 1973.

Hyde, William, and Howard L. Conard, eds. Encyclopedia of the History of St. Louis, a Compendium of History and Biography for Ready Reference. 4 vols. New York, 1899.

Illustrated Historical Atlas Map of Greene County, Missouri. N.p., 1876.

Ingenthron, Elmo. The Land of Taney: A History of an Ozark Commonwealth. Point Lookout, Mo.: School of the Ozarks Press, 1974.

Kane, Joseph Nathan. American Counties: Origins of Names, Dates of Creation and Organization, Area, Population, Historical Data, and Published Sources. 3d ed. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1972.

Lainhart, Ann S. State Census Records. [Baltimore]: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1992.

Landers, Frank E. “The Southern Boundary of Iowa.” Annals of Iowa, 3d ser., 1 (1893–1895): 641–651.

Loberg, David L. The Mapping of Arkansas, 1541–1900. Little Rock: University of Arkansas, 1976.

Long, John H., ed. Historical Atlas and Chronology of County Boundaries, 1788–1980. 5 vols. Boston: G.K. Hall, 1984

MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Session Laws. New York: H.W. Wilson Co., 1936. Complemented by Pollack (below), this guide lists all state session laws through 1935.

MacDonald, Grace E., comp. Check-List of Statutes of States of the United States of America, Including Revisions, Compilations, Digests, Codes and Indexes. Providence: Oxford Press, 1937. The most complete guide to state codes through 1937.

“Map of That Part of the State of Missouri which Lies on the Left Bank of the Missouri River and West of the Former West Boundary of the State, called Platte Country” [map]. St. Louis: Edward Hutawa, 1842.

March, David D. “The Admission of Missouri.” Missouri Historical Review 65 (1970–1971): 427–449.

Marshall, Thomas Maitland, ed. The Life and Papers of Frederick Bates. 2 vols. St. Louis: Missouri Historical Society, 1926.

Missouri. Laws of a Public and General Nature, of the District of Louisiana, of the Territory of Louisiana, of the Territory of Missouri, and of the State of Missouri, Up to the Year 1824. 2 vols. Jefferson City, 1842. Volume 2, differently titled, publishes Missouri state laws passed between 1824 and 1836.

Missouri. Laws of Missouri. St. Louis, 1820–. Cited as Mo. Laws.

Missouri. Laws of the State of Missouri; Revised and Digested by Authority of the General Assembly. 2 vols. St. Louis, 1825. Cited as Mo. Laws Rev.

Missouri. The Annotated Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1906, Embracing the General Laws in Force December 31, 1906. 5 vols. St. Paul, Minn.: West Publishing Co., 1906.

Missouri. The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1879. 2 vols. Compiled by John A. Hockaday et al. Jefferson City, 1879. Cited as Mo. Rev. Stat.

Missouri. The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1909. 3 vols. Compiled by John C. Brown, Homer Hall, and David H. Harris. Jefferson City: Hugh Stephens Printing Co., 1910.

Missouri. The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1929. 2 vols. Compiled by M. E. Casey et al. Jefferson City: Botz Printing and Stationery Co., 1930. Cited as Mo. Rev. Stat.

Missouri. The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, 1939. 3 vols. Compiled by Phil M. Donnelly et al. Jefferson City: Midland Printing Co., 1940. Cited as Mo. Rev. Stat.

Missouri. The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, Revised and Digested by the Eighteenth General Assembly, During the Session of One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Four and One Thousand Eight Hundred and Fifty-Five; To which are Prefixed the Constitutions of the United States and of the State of Missouri with an Appendix, Including Certain Local Acts of This State, and Laws of Congress, and Form Book. 2 vols. Compiled by Charles H. Hardin. Jefferson City, 1856. Cited as Mo. Rev. Stat.

Missouri. The Revised Statutes of the State of Missouri, Revised and Digested by the Thirteenth General Assembly, Begun and Held During the Years One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Four and One Thousand Eight Hundred and Forty-Five. Compiled by Evans Casselberry. St. Louis, 1845. Cited as Mo. Rev. Stat.

Missouri. Vernon’s Annotated Missouri Statutes: Under Arrangement of the Official Missouri Revised Statutes of 1949. Kansas City, Mo.: Vernon Law Book Co., 1952. Cited as Mo. Vernon’s.

“Missouri” [map]. [Boston]: T.G. Bradford, 1838.

Missouri Supreme Court. Reports of Cases Argued and Determined in the Supreme Court of the State of Missouri. Vols. 1–, 1821–. St. Louis, 1843. Cited as Mo. Reports.

Missouri Territory. Laws of the Territory of Missouri. St. Louis, 1813–1819. Cited as Mo. Terr. Laws.

Nagel, Paul C. Missouri: A Bicentennial History. New York: W.W. Norton and Co., 1977.

Napton, William Barclay. Past and Present of Saline County, Missouri. Indianapolis: B.F. Bowen and Co., 1910

“A New Sidelight on the Missouri-Iowa Boundary Dispute.” Missouri Historical Review 30 (1935–1936): 57–63.

Parry, Clive, ed. Consolidated Treaty Series. 231 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1969–1981.

Paullin, Charles O. Atlas of the Historical Geography of the United States. Edited by John K. Wright. Washington, D.C., and New York: Carnegie Institution of Washington and American Geographical Society of New York, 1932. Excellent section on international and interstate boundary disputes.

“Platte County’s Early History.” Missouri Historical Review 23 (1928–1929): 346–348.

Pollack, Ervin H., comp. Supplement with Bibliographical Notes, Emendations, and Additions to the Check List of Session Laws, Compiled by Grace E. MacDonald. Preliminary ed. Boston: National Association of State Libraries, 1941. Fills gaps in MacDonald’s 1935 compilation (above) to produce the most complete list of state session laws through 1935.

Rabenhorst, Thomas D., and Carville V. Earle, eds. Historical U.S. County Outline Map Collection, 1840–1980. Baltimore: Department of Geography, University of Maryland (Baltimore County), 1984. A portfolio of redrawn federal maps; no supporting text or documentation.

Rafferty, Milton D. Historical Atlas of Missouri. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1982.

Richter, Wendy, ed. Clark County, Arkansas: Past and Present. Arkadelphia, Ark.: Clark County Historical Association, 1992.

Rohrbough, Malcolm J. Land Office Business: Settlement and Administration of American Public Lands, 1789–1837. New York: Oxford University Press, 1968.

Rothensteiner, John. History of the Archdiocese of St. Louis: In its Various Stages of Development from A.D. 1673 to A.D. 1928. 2 vols. St. Louis: Blackwell Wielandy Co., 1928.

Royce, Charles C., comp. “Indian Land Cessions in the United States.” Part 2 of Eighteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, 1896–1897. Washington, D.C., 1899. The standard authority in its field; state maps detail all Indian land-cession treaties with the federal government.

Rutledge, Zoe Booth. Our Jefferson County Heritage: Reminiscences of Early Missouri. Cape Girardeau: Ramfre Press, 1970.

Scharf, J. Thomas. History of Saint Louis City and County, From the Earliest Periods to the Present Day: Including Biographical Sketches of Representative Men. 2 vols. Philadelphia, 1883.

Sealock, Richard B., Margaret M. Sealock, and Margaret S. Powell. Bibliography of Place-Name Literature: United States and Canada. 3d ed. Chicago: American Library Association, 1982.

Shoemaker, Floyd Calvin. Missouri’s Struggle for Statehood, 1804–1821. Jefferson City: Hugh Stephens Printing Co., 1916.

Sinko, Peggy Tuck. Guide to Local and Family History at the Newberry Library. Salt Lake City: Ancestry Publishing, 1987.

Stephenson, Richard W., comp. Land Ownership Maps: A Checklist of Nineteenth Century United States County Maps in the Library of Congress. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress, 1967. Most of the maps listed here have been reproduced on microfiche by the Library of Congress.

Stevens, Walter B. “The Travail of Missouri for Statehood.” Missouri Historical Review l5 (1920–1921): 3–35.

Swindler, William F., ed. Sources and Documents of United States Constitutions. 10 vols. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y.: Oceana Publications, 1973–1979. The most complete and up-to-date compilation for the states

Territorial Papers of the United States. Vols. 1–26 edited by Clarence E. Carter; vols. 27–28 edited by John P. Bloom. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934–1975. Cited as Terr. Papers U.S.

“Territorial Period: 1804–1820.” Missouri Historical Review 70 (1975–1976): 393–407.

Thorndale, William, and William Dollarhide. Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Co., 1987. An atlas of well-designed county outline maps for each state, accompanied by a bibliography and an explanation of methodology.

Thomas, John L. “Some Historic Lines in Missouri.” Missouri Historical Review 3 (1908–1909): 5–33, 210–233, 251–274.

United States. Statutes at Large of the United States of America, 1789–1873. 17 vols. Boston: 1845–1874. Cited as U.S. Stat.

U.S. Census Bureau. “Significant Changes to Counties and County Equivalent Entities: 1970–Present.” http://www.census.gov/geo/www/tiger/ctychng.html

Van Zandt, Franklin K. Boundaries of the United States and the Several States. Geological Survey Professional Paper 909. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1976. The standard compilation for its subject.

Viles, Jonas. “Missouri in 1820.” Missouri Historical Review 15 (1920–1921): 36–52.

Violette, Eugene Morrow. A History of Missouri. 1918. Reprint. Cape Girardeau: Ramfre Press, 1953.

Wetmore, Alphonso, comp. Gazetteer of the State of Missouri. St. Louis, 1837.

White, Kathleen Kelly, and Kathleen White Miles, comps. The History of Benton County, Missouri. 3 vols. Clinton, Mo.: White and Miles, The Printery, 1969–1971.

Williams, Walter, ed. A History of Northwest Missouri. 3 vols. Chicago: Lewis Publishing Co., 1915.