Welcome to Pike County, Missouri - Table of Contents (TOC)

This page was created for the convenience of Pike County, Missouri visitors. I hope you find it useful.

The categories contain links to websites that are not part of the USGenWeb Project are provided for your convenience and do not emply any endorsement of the websites or their contents by the USGenWeb Project.

Home Page - Pike County Index

Important Addresses - this page provides State and local government. Under Home

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) - questions that I feel you may have but if you have a question or comment please email me. Under Home

Home What's New - this informs when I create or update the web pages. Under Home

Queries - I am working on creating a page for old queries. Ancestry took over Rootsweb and they are no longer updating so I have created a Facebook page for Pike County so you can send in your questions or add comments. Under Home and work under progress

Search this site. Under Home

Surnames - I am working creating new pages for surnames. If you would like to add a surname please email me. Under Home

Research Tips - Thank you to Marsha Holley (who designed the website template) created a page for tips. I have added to that list and hope it helps in researching your ancestors. If you have a particular question that is not addressed please email me. Under Home

Cemeteries - I currently creating a new cemetery list so please be patient. In addition, I'm updating birth, death, obits, marriages, and surnames when I update the cemeterly list

Inscriptions - thank you to Marsha Holley who created the Pike County template and the inscriptions. Under Cemeteries

Submitting names - tips on how to submit cemetery listings (which may include obits). Under Cemeteries

Census Records - I'm currently updating the census records when I'm updating the birth, death, obits records. FamilySearch is a wonderful resource for looking up census records. If you have Ancestry, they also have census records

Court Records - I'm currently researching to update the court records. Under Court, work in progress

First Families - I'm currently researching to update first families. First families generally contain ancestors before 1900.

Photo Gallery - I'm currently researching to update the gallery. When I add a cemetery listing I request permission to upload the headstones or family photos. If you would like to add a photo or bio for first families please email me. Under First Families

Personal Sites - I would love to link to your personal site. Please email me if you would like for me to link to your website. Under First Families, work in progress

Military - I'm currently researching to update the military sites

Soldiers - I'm currently researching to update the military sites. Under Military

Links - I'm currently researching to update the military sites. Under Military

Monuments - I'm currently researching to update the military sites. Under Military

Order Records - I'm currently researching to update the military sites. Under Military

Towns & Cities - I've added the cities, towns, villages, neighborhoods and towns that are extinct. I have added links on the left side of Towns & Cities that include Bowling Green, Louisiana & the National Register of Historic Places for Pike County

Towns & Cities - I've added pages for bios (this will be for bios after 1900), Businesses, Pike County Churches and the link will be on the left. It includes historic churches in Pike County, St. John's Episcopal Church (1856) (aka Old St. John's), Northern Methodist Episcopal Church of Clarksville (1866) and schools, Bethel Chapel AME Church (1884), which includes historic schools, Bowling Green College (1881), Normal School (1867), Pike County (1837) and a list of Pike County Schools. If you hover over the categories on the navigation menu, there will be drop down categories for bios (after 1900), business, churches and schools

Vital Records - the index page includes ways to obtain your vital records, and if you hover on vital records there will be a drop down for births, deaths, marriages, obituaries, diseases (I have been adding to the diseases list for several years and additional diseases were found under USGenWeb. I hope this lists assists you with death certificates)

Research Sources - on the index page, on the left you will find links to great sources of research info, USGenWeb, USGenWeb Archives and Special projects, which include Family Group Sheets (FGS), The US African American Griots Project, The Kidz Project, The Tombstone Transcription and Photo Project, The WorldGenWeb Project. Hover over resources and there will be a dropdown of categories that include About & History of Pike County, bibles, bios (after 1900), Copyright Guidelines, Genealogical Societies and Libraries, Lookup Volunteers, Maps

Transcribed by County Coordinator, Kimberly Taylor Morgan

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Any and all donated data will remain with the County in the event of the resignation
of the County Coordinator. If any person who donates material in
the future and wishes to have it returned to them, it will be accomplished upon request.

The material on Pike County, Missouri webpages are available for the free use
of individuals in furtherance of researching their personal genealogy. Any commercial use
where money is asked for, for any reason is strictly prohibited.

Our sincere THANKS to the former Pike County Coordinators, especially Rhonda Stolte Darnell!

This page is maintained by Kimberly Morgan and updates are in process.

Last Edited: 22 Jul 2025

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