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Shannon County was organized January 29, 1841 from Ripley and Washington Counties. The county is named for George Shannon of the Lewis and Clark expedition. The County seat is at Eminence Mo. It has the Current River and Jacks Fork both running through it. Also home of some of Missouri's prettiest springs - Alley Springs and Round Springs. And, there is Peck Ranch and Rocky Falls. A lot of natural beauty abounds in the area. These areas are big tourists attractions - a lot of camping, canoeing, float trips, hiking, trail rides, etc.

The courthouse burned during the Civil War in 1863, again in 1871, and 1938; recorders office burned in 1893. Records are  available for the following: Recorder to deeds: Index to deeds, 1859-1887 Deed records, 1871-1892 Marriage records and index, 1881-1921; Clerk of Circuit court: Index to circuit court records - No dates; Circuit Court records, 1872-1915 Index to tax suits, 1880-1932 Clerk of Probate Court: Index to Probate Records, 1869-1911; Probate Records, 1880-1904; Administrators/executors docket, 1875-1896; Inventories appraisements and sale bills, 1876-1899 Settlement records, 1876-1891; Will records, 1907-1918. Some land records prior to 1872 may be in Ironton, Missouri.

 

Denise Woodside & Donita Barkley
Shannon County MOGenWeb County Coordinators

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WINONA NOTICES

Winona Library Hours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays
8 am - 11:30 am and 12:30 pm - 5:00 pm.

The Chamber will not hold
the traditional October Festival.
Please plan to attend the
May Festival in 2009.

Veteran's Memorial Dedication
on the Square
Sep. 6, 2008 at 10 am.

Saturday Social with Music
on the Square
Saturday evening, Sep. 6, 2008.

Senior Center Dance
Sep. 6, 2008 at 7 pm.

Annual City-Wide Yard Sale June, 2009.

Socials with Music on the Square will continue through October of this year.

Eminence NOTICES

 

Scenic Rivers Run Motorcycle Rally
Sep. 10 - 14

Arts & Crafts Show  & Lunch Booth

Oct. 11 - 12

 

2nd Annual Rubber Ducky Race

Oct. 12

Halloween Costume Contest

Oct. 31

Christmas in Eminence & Parade

Dec. 6

Christmas Lighting Contest

Dec. 20

Birch Tree NOTICES

Birch Tree Centennial Celebration

Sep 6

Loggers Day

Sept 6, noon to 7 pm

Street Dance

Sep 6, 7 pm - 10 pm

Annual Arts & Crafts Fair
Birch Tree Place

Sep 6

Ancestry.com Charts and Forms
(External link)

Articles
(misc. about Shannon County and
people of Shannon County)

Bible Records

Biographies

Missouri State Archives:
Birth & Death Records Database

(External link)

Cemeteries  

All Known Cemeteries Listed.
Many transcribed with additional information!

NEW!!

Carter County

&

Reynolds County

Separate Pages!

 

Ozarks Genealogical Society

will host its 28th Annual Fall Conference September 12-13 at University Plaza Hotel in Springfield, Missouri.

Click here for details.


Look-up Volunteers

Maps

Plat Map image, 1895 map image, and links to more.

UM Digital Plat Book Library 
(External link)

Rootsweb's Shannon County Mailing List Instructions

Memorials



MONUMENTAL PROJECT

 - Carol Chrisco, who was instrumental in raising the money for and the completion of the Shannon County Veterans Memorial on the Courthouse lawn, is in the process of rasing money to add wings to the monument that will be inscribed with the names of Shannon County veterans. Chrisco said that she has already raised $1200 but needs another $3800  for the addition, which will include approximately 1400 names. She added that all Shannon County veterans are eligible, whether they served during war time or not. Everyone is invited to an informational meeting on the project that will be held Thursday Aug 21 starting at 7 PM at the Dry Bean Saloon in Eminence. Donations can be mailed to Veteran's Fund, c/o Carol Chrisco, PO Box 547, Eminence, MO. Call (573) 226-5410 for more information.

(Current Wave Photo by R. Dillon)

Census

Links temporarily down.

  • 1850 & 1860 Census Transcribed.

  • 1870, 1880, 1890 Veteran's Schedule, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930 Shannon County Census Images.  (Currently correcting some of these links.)

  • 1890 Special Enumeration of
    Union Veterans Census  (An invaluable tool given the destruction of the 1890 Federal Census)

 

Shannon County Courthouse
P.O. Box 148
Eminence, MO 65466


Eminence City Website - County Seat

County Office Information

Eminence Missouri Chamber of Commerce
PO Box 415, Eminence, MO  65466
Phone: 573-226-3318

 

Rootsweb's Shannon County Message Board


Mining
(External link)


My Missouri Genealogy
(External link)


Native Americans
(External link)


Naturalization Records, 1816 - 1955 (External link)

Churches

First Baptist Church
Notes from the organization of
First Baptist Church, Eminence.


Family Group Sheets
Family Group Sheets from the Missouri Family Group Sheet Project with Shannon County connections are listed here.

 


Rocky Falls

 

Local Newspapers

Midwest Gazetteer:
Shannon County Places

(External link)



Obituaries

AWESOME RESOURCE
Hundreds of names!

 


  

Photos

 

To View Selected Photos in Small Icon Format

 

Mystery Photos 



First Families


Ghost Towns
(External link)




 

Trail Rides

 

 

 

Wild Horses of
Shannon County

Photo by Lanita Sconce Smith


(Click photo for full picture.)

Shannon County Historical & Genealogical Society Publications

 

Probate Records (Wills)


Queries (Archived )


Reunions

Family Reunions, Church & Cemetery Homecomings

Eminence Bridge

 

Ozark Trail

 

Historic Sites, Caves, Springs
(External link)

 

Welch Spring

Pulltite Spring

 

 

Schools

Winona High School 
(External link)


Surnames 



Jam Up Cave

 

Current River History
(External link)



Early Days
Articles and stories of the Upper Riverways by J.L. Stoops

(External link)

Blue Springs 

Alley Springs

Historical Register
(Shannon County sites)

(External link)

War Records

Soldiers Database
(External link)

National Park Service
Civil War Soldiers & Sailors System
  
(External link)


  Round Spring

 



Akers Ferry

Photo by Tom Shorock 

 

Shannon County Surname Registry

Shannon County Neighbors: 

Six counties are directly adjacent to Shannon County. 

Links to their sites are listed here.

Dent County
Reynolds County
Carter County
Oregon County
Howell County
Texas County
 


Jack's Fork River

 

 

The Old Homeplace

 

Local Records Inventory Database
(External link) 

History of the Irish Wilderness
PDF file - Longer Load Time
(External link)

The Poorhouse Story
(External link)

The Ozark Riverways
and the 'New South'
 
Change in the Homeland, 1870-1920

(External link)

Land Patents: 1831– 1910
(External link)

 

Winona City Hall


Alley Mill

The MOGenWeb Project

 

The USGenWeb Project  

 

The USGenWeb Archives




Current River



Powder Mill Ferry
at Owl's Bend


 Indians in Missouri

(External link)
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Denise Woodside



Donita Barkley

 

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