Frequently Asked Questions
 Where is Vernon County, Missouri?
It is located on the Missouri-Kansas state line about 80
miles south of Kansas City.
Where is the county seat? The
county seat is Nevada (neh-VĀ-duh), MO, at the
crossroads of U.S. 71 & 54 near the center of the county. The Courthouse is located in the town
square, and its clock tower is visible from much of the town.
Do you have information on the [fill
in the name] family? Please check these pages: Biographies,
Surnames. As county coordinator, I personally do not
conduct genealogical research or do lookups for individuals, however the
Cedar & Vernon Co, MO Genealogical Society does.
Do you have any other information on
[fill in the blank]? All information I have will be added here as time
permits.
What is the Vernon County, Missouri
Message Board and Mailing List? There is a
free genealogy message
board to post queries pertaining to Vernon County, Missouri and its
people. If subscribed to the Vernon Co, MO Mailing List, an email will be sent to your
email INBOX when a message is posted to the board. The list is available in
standard email form where you receive an email each time a message
is posted or in
digest form where you receive an email once a week showing all
messages posted that week. To subscribe, click either standard or digest
and then send. You can unsubscribe from a mail list at any time you no longer
want to receive notice of message board posts. (If you use a public
computer, you will need to copy the TO address and subject into your personal email
program and send.)
Where is Vernon County, Missouri Found in the
Federal Census?
| 1830 |
North of the Osage River: Jackson County, MO
South of the Osage River: Crawford County, MO |
| 1840 |
Van Buren County, MO except for the southern 1/4th of the county
which was enumerated as Newton County, MO |
| 1850 |
Bates County, MO |
| 1860-present |
Vernon County, MO |
When was Vernon County, Missouri First Settled?
The first permanent white settlers in the area that
is now Vernon County were the Summers brothers--Jesse J., Moses, and
Allen--and their families. They settled near the Osage River in
what is now Metz Township, Vernon County, Missouri, in 1829/1830.
Vernon County was organized in
1855.
Were Vernon County's Records Lost During the
Civil War?
Although the Vernon County Courthouse was burned
by Federal troops in
1863, the official records were not lost because they had been removed from the
area. Deed Book B, however, did get lost.
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