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This Site is part of The MOGenWeb and The USGenWeb

Saline County is available for adoption.

If you have a local connection to Saline County or an interest in Missouri in general,

Please consider joining the MOGenWeb as a County Coordinator.
Requirements are simple, peruse them here.

MOGenWeb Policies and Procedures
Contact Bob Jenkins if you are interested.
In addition:, we would appreciate any contribution that you would like to make to
this site: biographies, obituaries, birth, marriage, death info, grave info,
photographs....etc

With Thanks to all former Saline county Coordinators: CJ Ellis & Betty Brooks

 Brief History of Saline County

Saline County was organized November 25, 1820, (effective January 1, 1821) from Cooper County and named for its numerous salt springs. Bordered on the north by the Missouri River. Saline County is considered to part of "Little Dixie" in the antebellum years.

Arrow Rock - "In 1829, the town of Arrow Rock was founded on the bluff above the ferry crossing. Originally named Philadelphia, the town's name was changed in 1833 to coincide with the landmark. Its situation on the Missouri River and Santa Fe Trail meant that large numbers of travelers heading west passed through the town." Be sure to visit the rest of this site for more information on Arrow Rock, past and present.

Slater (bad link) - "Slater was named for Col. John Fox Slater who served with the Union Army during the Civil War and was a major stockholder in the Chicago & Alton R.R. Mr. Slater became enormously wealthy in the textile business and was very interested in the westward expansion of the United States, principally the expansion of the railroads. This is another great site for information, past and present, for this community.

Sweet Springs, Missouri "Sweet Springs began as a stopping place for pioneers who were making their way across the Missouri River. The first settlers came from Kentucky in 1817 when the town was know as Claysville. The town was incorporated in 1832, and was renamed Brownsville in 1838, in honor of the man who owned the land on which the village stood." " The name was again changed to Sweet Springs in the late 1800's.

Additional Information on local history.

 

The Former Saline County Coordinators and their Volunteers left behind a Treasure Trove of Resources:

They have been preserved for your use in 'Static Form' They will not be Updated or Corrected.

Onsite Resources [Old Saline Co.Files]

African Americans in Saline County ~ ARTICLES ~ AUTOGRAPHS

Biographies: History of Saline County, Goodspeed, 1881 [Transcriptions] ~ Download the Book

CEMETERY TRANSCRIPTIONS ~ CEMETERY PHOTOS: Dunkard Cemetery, Gilliam Cemetery, Old Methodist Cemetery

HISTORY of SALINE COUNTY, MISSOURI Missouri Historical Company, St. Louis, 1881

History - Excerpts ~ Pioneers

Family Histories ~  [Here is a text file with all the Family Names] 

Family Home Pages: Genealogical

LOOKUPS: Note, once there is a new host for Saline County, she/he may be able to locate Volunteers for Lookups.

MAPS Township, Salt Works : Town location lists

 Marriages: 1820-1839
MARRIAGE  NOTICES From Miami News

MIAMI NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS Includes Obituaries
 1901 Train Wreck and Photos
SENSATIONAL STORIES From Miami News
Obituaries ~ Also see Scanned Obituaries from Miami newspaper above

PHOTOS -Miscellaneous: MaryLewis-Louisa Major Photo
Baseball Game | Cooper & Woodson Photos
Downtown - Marshall, MO | Train Station - Marshall, MO

Schools: Photos ~ Miscellaneous

Odds and Ends Old Queries ~ Crosslin Family Obituaries

New Resources:

History & Biographies

Portrait and Biographical Record of Lafayette and Saline counties containing...
Chicago: Chapman Bros: 1893
Index: pgs 650 - 652
Biographies, Alpha Order Pgs 115-659 ~ Read Online or Download

Past and Present of Saline County, Missouri
By:
Hon William Barclay Napton
B F Bowen and Company, Publishers
Indianapolis, Ind., Chicago, ILL 1910
Potential Chapters of Interest:
CH XIX: Military
CH XXII: County and city Officials, Rosters
CH XXIX: Authors of Saline County
Tucker, Nathaniel B ~ Jones, John B ~ Rader, Perry Scott
Donehoo, James De Quincy / Pgs 311 - 318
CH XXX: Distinguished Men of Saline County
Brig. Gen. Thomas A Smith ~ Clairborne Fox Jackson ~ Judge W B Napton ~ George C Bingham ~ Matthew W Hall ~ Richard C Vaughan ~ John G Miller ~ Thomas Crutchfield Duggins ~ William A Wilson ~ John Locke Hardeman ~ Gov. M M Marmaduke ~ Col. T W B Crews ~ George G Vest ~ Col John Smith T Pgs 319-356
CH XXXII Miscellaneous Items of Interest
Missouri Colony for the Feeble Minded and Epileptics at Marshall - Pgs 377 - 378 ~ Missouri River, Trade, Steam Boats
Reformatted Index Pgs 21 - 24
Biographies at the end of the Book ~ Begins on Page 393 ~Read Online or Download

  Family Search
Catalog Resources: Saline County
Please use this link Note: The Number behind the Resource indicates # of Films
Bible records (1)  ~ Biography (10)  ~ Cemeteries (9)
Census - 1830 (2)  ~ Census - 1840 (2)  ~ Census - 1850 (1)  ~ Census - 1860 (1)  ~ Census - Indexes - 1850 (1)
Church history (2)  ~ Church records (2)
Court records (3)  ~ Genealogy (4)
History (13)  ~ Indigenous peoples - History (1)
Land and property (2)  ~ Maps (2)
Military records - Civil War, 1861-1865 (2)
Newspapers - Indexes (1)  ~ Obituaries - Indexes (1)  ~ Probate records (4)
Societies - History (1)  ~ Statistics (1)  ~ Taxation (1)
Vital records (7)

Family Search: Historical Images
165 Films : Please use this Link

Here is an excel file, pdf, sorted by type of Resource and year:
Below is a list of types
Baptisms, Biographies, Bible, Cemeteries, Census, Colored Troops:Marriage Records, Communions, Court, Deeds, Diaries, Draft Registrations, Enlistments, Executor Bonds, Genealogies, History, Land, Marriage Liscenses, Parish Records, Probates, Religious Records, Slave Schedules, Wills

 

Maps ~ Military ~ Newspapers ~ Odds and Ends
Historical Landmarks ~ ILGenWeb Project ~ Maps from the MO Historical Society
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps [Scroll Down] ~ USGS Maps for Missouri
Maps from the MO Historical Society
The American Civil War in Missouri
Digitized Newspapers from the Civil War Era
Plat Maps ~ Digital Library of Missouri
Interactive Atlas ~ David Rumsey Collection
USGS Historical Topo's ~ Missouri State and Regional Maps ~ "Route 66"
"Map Geeks" State and Township Maps ~ Getty Geographical Thesaurus ~  Bureau of Land Management
USGS Maps for Missouri ~ Missouri State and Regional Maps
Historical Maps ~ Perry Castaneda ~ Quadrangles ~ Surveyor's Base Maps
Library of Congress: Miscellaneous Maps ~ MapGoose

Military Resources: Missouri

Here is a page, created for Mercer County that has a huge selection of Missouri Military Records

 Newspapers, Miscellaneous Historical Resources 

History Hub
Magazines, Books-Fiction & Non Fiction, Articles
History, Newspapers, Biographies, Collections, And More
Remember: Vital Records can be found in Newspapers
This is the link for the Missouri Digital Newspaper Project
Free Digital Newspapers:
Chronicling America ~ Google Archives ~ California Digital Newspapers [There are Articles for MO].

 Odds and Ends

Saline County 'Guide' ~ Miscellaneous Data

 

Once a new County Coordinator adopts Saline County, you can look forward to new resources:

Please check back on a regular basis.

Thanks for Stopping By!