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HOWELL COUNTY GENEALOGY |
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HOWELL COUNTY GENEALOGY |
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The Coordinator of this site is Donita Barkley. I encourage everyone to submit obituaries, cemetery information, or other pertinent information that can be posted on this website. Also, please notify me of any corrections that need to be made. Thanks to all those who have contributed to this website!! |
Site last updated Nov. 25, 2008.
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Bible Records none on site Biographies of elected officials from the 1905 Newspaper Cemeteries Updated! Ghost Towns Howell County sites on the Historical Register- [look under land]
Eleven Point River The Eleven Point River is considered by many to be the most pristine river in the Ozarks. A portion of the Eleven Point River is one of the original eight rivers chosen to be part of the National Wild and Scenic Riverways System. Today, over twenty five years later, only a quarter of 1% of the nation's river miles are protected as National Wild and Scenic Rivers. This beautiful river, located on the eastern edge of the Ozark Mountains, originates in Missouri and is fed by many large springs on its journey to the Spring River in Arkansas. Greer Spring, the second largest in Missouri, adds on average over 200 million gallons of water per day to the river. The erosion of the dolomitic rock that created the many caves and springs in the area also makes this region particularly vulnerable to man's activities. |
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Howell County Courthouse
Howell County organized in 1857. In 1866 all county records were lost in a fire. The first court met in a log cabin east of West Plains. The first courthouse was built of wood, on the square in West Plains in 1859; it was damaged during the Civil War in 1862, and in 1863 guerrillas burned the town of West Plains. A second courthouse was built in 1869. In November 1882 work was begun on a third courthouse. Cornerstone ceremonies took place on July 4, 1883; the court accepted the completed building January 14, 1884. An explosion in the West Plains Halstead block caused extensive damage April 19, 1928, and the building was condemned and abandoned before being razed in 1933. In June 1935 county officials considered accepting the government's offer for help in constructing a new courthouse. On October 12, 1935, the current courthouse was commissioned to be built.  Credit: Chris Brotherton & Amanda Pettit. broken headstone dated 1901 of Howell County
Brandsville
Burnham
Olden
Pomona
Trask
Willow Springs |
Mining Newspaper articles, accounts 1905, links to magazines and local newspapers Obituaries Updated!
Photo by Uncle Phooey Probate Records Queries - Wills [see Probate]
A Little Bit of History
Excerpt from Destination Spotlight: West Plains by Tony Carosella Spring 2008
In 1808, the area was settled mostly by the Osage
tribes, but was visited by hunting bands of Indians from the
Delaware, Kaw and Shawnee tribes. Running north and south
through the county is an ancient Indian trail with more than
1,000 prehistoric mounds. The first white settler in what is now
Howell County was a hunter named Adams, who arrived in the
summer of 1839. Howell County prospered and by the beginning of
the Civil War in 1861, West Plains, the county seat, was a town
with several stores, homes and a courthouse. When the war
started, friends and families became divided over the conflict.
As a result, West Plains was burned to the ground by raiding
parties and guerrillas. Not until 1870 did West Plains begin to
recover from the Civil War’s effects. By 1873 a new group of
settlers from Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois
began the reconstruction of the city. Today West Plains is a mix
of nostalgic appeal and modern marketing savvy that marks it as
the commercial hub of south central Missouri. Country music
stars Porter Wagoner and Jan Howard are natives; and TV and
movie star Dick Van Dyke was also born here.
 West Plains Howell County MOGenWeb Coordinator  Donita Barkley |
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Howell Co. Courthouse
Descendants of Raleigh Howell NEW!
Claggett Homestead
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Howell County is bordered by Douglas and Ozark Counties, Missouri on the west, Texas County, MO on the north, Shannon and Oregon Counties, MO on the east, and Fulton County, Arkansas on the south. |
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