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Vernon County, Missouri 
History, Genealogy, and MapsMore than 1,900 pages of Vernon County, Missouri history 
and genealogy 
including 794 family biographies plus 42 Vernon County, Missouri communities on 
6 different maps plus 1903 Vernon County, Missouri Plat Map Book plus Cemetery 
Location Maps identifying the location of 70 Vernon County CemeteriesAn informative and 
historical overview of Vernon County, Missouri including five separate sections on 
one CD which include 6 historical maps (1851, 1902, 1904, 1913, 1920's and 1929) 
showing the locations of 42 Vernon County, Missouri settlements; 
plus the full 1887 History of 
Vernon County, Missouri book by Brown & Co. including 430 Vernon County, 
Missouri family biographies; 
  plus the 1903 Plat Map Book of 
Vernon County, Missouri 
  plus the rare two volume 1911 
History of Vernon County, Missouri by J. B. Johnson, Published by C.F. Cooper & 
Co. including 364 Vernon County, Missouri family biographies; 
  plus a set of Cemetery 
Location Maps identifying the location of 70 Vernon County cemeteries.  An important resource for the study and research 
of Vernon County, Missouri history and genealogy, including the Civil War.
  All for as little as $6.95!  Details below. Fully 
searchable - find any name or location instantly!This fascinating and detailed CD contains ALL of the following material in 
five 
separate  sections, ALL on one CD: Section One of five, 
all on one CD: 
Maps of Vernon County, MissouriIncluded here are the Southwestern Ozark region of Missouri sections of 6 
different historical maps:
 A. A rare 1851 map that shows the area of Vernon County, Missouri before the 
county was created from Bates County, Missouri. Locations shown: Chouteau's 
Store * Little Osage *
 B. A map of 1902 Vernon County, Missouri showing the locations of 28 
different settlements including all of the following: Arthur * Bellamy * 
Bronaugh * Carbon Center * Deerfield * Ellis * Eve * Fairhaven * Greene Springs 
* Harwood * Horton * Little Osage * Metz * Milo * Montevallo * Moundville * 
Nassau * Nevada * Richards * Rinehart * Schell City * Sheldon * Stotesbury * 
Swart * Virgil City * Wales * Walker * Zodiac * C. A map of 1904 Vernon County, Missouri showing the locations of 37 
different settlements including all of the following: Amos * Arthur * Bellamy * 
Bristow * Bronaugh * Carbon City * Deerfield * Eve * Fairhaven * Greene Springs 
* Harwood * Horton * Katy * Ketterman * Metz * Milo * Montevallo * Moundville * 
Nevada * Panama * Pashaw * Portia * Richards * Rinehart * Rock * Ryther * 
Sandstone * Sheldon * Shell City * Stotesbury * Swart * Temple * Veve * Virgil 
City * Walker * Wolfe * Zodiac *  
  The 1904 map of Vernon County can be viewed here:
Vernon County Missouri 1904 Map  D. A map of 1913 Vernon County, Missouri showing the locations of numerous 
settlements throughout the county. E. A map from the 1920's which includes details of where various tourist 
sites and service stations were located.  F. A 1929 map from the Missouri Department of Transportation. You will be 
amazed at how many of the major routes were only dirt or gravel!  Section Two of five, 
all on one CD: 
Vernon County, Missouri 1903 Plat Map BookThis 52 page plat map book is in full color and at the original large format 
size.  These maps show not only each of the cities and towns in Vernon 
County in 1903 but also each of the rural townships.  Those who owned farm 
acreage in rural areas are shown by name which makes it possible to pinpoint the 
location of where an individual family actually lived in 1903.  More than 
6,500 tracts of Vernon County land with more than 5,000 land owners are 
identified by name.  To view a very lengthy list of the landowners included 
on these maps, click here: 
Vernon 
County, Missouri 1903 Plat Map Book Landowner Names   This plat 
map book is a rare and valuable resource for genealogy and historical research 
in Vernon County, Missouri. City street maps are also included for each of the 
following locations: Amos * Arthur * Bellamy City * Belvoir * Bronaugh * Carbon 
City * Clayton Station (Eve P.O.) * Deerfield (formerly Prewitt) * Ellis * 
Fairhaven * Harwood * Hoover * Horton * Little Osage * Metz * Milo * Montevallo 
* Moundville * Richards * Sheldon * Schell City * Stotesbury * Swarts * Virgil * 
Walker * Zodiac *
 Section Three of 
five, all on one CD: 
Vernon County, Missouri Cemetery Location MapsThis series of maps identify the location of 70 cemeteries located within Vernon 
County, Missouri.  To see a list of the 70 cemeteries that are identified 
on these maps, click here: 
Vernon County, Missouri Cemetery Location Maps
 Section Four of 
five, all on one CD: 
The complete 1887 History of Vernon County, Missouri by Brown & Co.This detailed (over 900 pages in all) book has an incredible amount of 
historical and genealogical information about Vernon County, Missouri from its earliest settlement up to 
1887. This is an exact photo replica of all the pages pertaining to Vernon 
County, Missouri including all of the historical and biographical information. 
Included are a total of 430 different Vernon County, Missouri family 
biographies.
 
 
  Partial index to contents (this is only a small portion of the topics 
  covered in this book):  
  
  History of Vernon County, Missouri
  Spanish and French Explorers in Vernon County, Missouri
  First American Expedition
  History of The Osage Indians in Vernon County
  First Settlement of Vernon County, Missouri to 1840
  First Actual Settlements in Vernon County, Missouri
  Vernon County History From 1840 to 1850
  Vernon County History From 1850 to 1860
  Vernon County During the Troubles in Kansas
  The John Brown Raid
  Southwest Expedition of 1860
  The Civil War in Vernon County, Missouri
  Some Noted Confederate Soldiers of Vernon County, Missouri
  Leading Events in Vernon County 1865 to 1875
  Leading Events in Vernon County 1875 to 1887
  Ft. Carondelet
  The City of Nevada, Missouri
  Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri
  Vernon County Township Histories and Genealogies: Osage Township * Henry 
  Township * Badger Township * Clear Creek Township * Walker Township * 
  Deerfield Township * Blue Mound Township * Coal Township * Center Township * 
  Bacon Township * Richland Township * Harrison Township * Moundville Township * 
  Drywood Township * Dover Township * Montevallo Township * Virgil Township * 
  Metz Township * Lake Township
  Cities, Towns and Villages in Vernon County, Missouri: Arthur * Avola * 
  Bellamy City * Belvoir * Bronaugh * Carbon Center * Clayton * Connely?s 
  Springs * Deerfield * Goodrick * Greene Springs * Harwood * Hoover * Little 
  Osage or Balltown * Marion * Metz * Milo * Montevallo * Moundville * Nevada * 
  Prewitt * Rinehart * Schell City * Shanghai * Sheldon * Virgil City * Walker * 
  Warwick * Zodiac *
  Index to Vernon County, Missouri Family Biographies (430 biographies) Included is a total of 430 Vernon County, Missouri family biographies 
(valuable for genealogy) including each of the following 
surnames: (more than 1000 other surnames are also mentioned throughout the text and within 
these biographies): (see the additional volume below which 
contains an additional 364 Vernon County family biographies) 
To 
view a sample biography, click here  Adcock * Aingell * Allen * Anderson * Armstrong * Arnold * 
Atkinson * Austin * Babbitt * Bacon * Badger * Bailey * Baker * Barr * Barter * 
Barton * Bates * Beagles * Beard * Bell * Benedict * Berry * Bigelow * Biggs * 
Birdseye * Blanton * Blue * Bodley * Boughan * Bradley * Brand * Brockman * 
Brooks * Brown * Buchanan * Buford * Bullock * Burton * Busbee * Caldwell * 
Callaway * Campbell * Cann * Capps * Carlile * Caton * Christian * Churchell * 
Claycomb * Cleland * Clinton * Cogswell * Coleman * Colin * Collier * Compton * 
Connely * Corbin * Correll * Coulter * Cowan * Cox * Coyl * Crockett * Croft * 
Croy * Cummings * Cummins * Curtis * Daly * Darlington * Darrow * Davenport * 
Davis * Deatley * Denton * Devaul * Dickson * Diehr * Dixon * Dodson * Douglas * 
Duck * Duff * Dulin * Duncan * Duren * Dyer * Eacott * Eads * Earhart * Edmiston 
* Elledge * Ellis * Emerson * Erdman * Estes * Evans * Faith * Farley * Fergus * 
Ferry * Finch * Fisher * Foland * Fonburg * Ford * Foster * Fuller * Funderburk 
* Galvin * Garrison * Garton * Gates * Gilmor * Gordon * Graham * Gray * Green * 
Grimsley * Hagan * Haire * Hall * Hambaugh * Hardacre * Harding * Hardy * Harris 
* Hartley * Hartzfeld * Hauser * Hawkins * Herrick * Higbee * Hightower * Hill * 
Hiller * Hofsess * Hogan * Holmes * Hooser * Hoover * Hoppenbrock * Hoss * Hucht 
* Huff * Humble * Hunter * Hurd * Hurst * Ingels * Irons * Isbell * January * 
Jarboe * Jarvis * Jeffries * Jennings * Jent * Jewell * Johnson * Johnston * 
Jones * Jordan * Journey * Kaufman * Kelso * Kennedy * Kibler * Kimball * 
Kincaid * Kincannon * King * Kirker * Klontz * Knau * Kuhlmann * Kuhn * Lamey * 
Lancaster * Landes * Latimer * Lawrence * Lefler * Letton * Lewis * Lillard * 
Linn * Logan * Logsdon * Longacre * Lovell * Lowe * Lunsford * Lyons * Mack * 
Maltby * Manzer * Maring * Martin * May * Mayes * Mays * McAdams * McCrary * 
McCullough * McCutchen * McDaniel * McGovney * McGowan * McGrew * McKill * 
McMath * McNeil * Meadows * Melick * Merrill * Meyer * Miers * Miller * Minckler 
* Mische * Mitchell * Moberly * Mobley * Modrel * Monroe * Montgomery * Moody * 
Moore * Morerod * Moss * Murray * Myers * Nanson * Nelson * Nichols * Nixon * 
Norman * Norton * Orndorff * Overstreet * Parker * Parrish * Patterson * Paxton 
* Penfield * Perdue * Phelps * Phipps * Pierce * Place * Poage * Popplewell * 
Preston * Prewitt * Profitt * Purnel * Raines * Ream * Rees * Requa * Rexrode * 
Rimbey * Rinehart * Ripley * Roark * Robinson * Rockwood * Roodhouse * Roth * 
Rowan * Rucker * Russell * Samples * Schneider * Scott * Scroghem * Seamans * 
Shanholtzer * Shanton * Shearer * Shelton * Shepley * Shindler * Shively * Short 
* Shrum * Sickels * Sigman * Simpson * Smith * Snider * Spayde * Speed * Sprague 
* Stahler * Staley * Stegman * Sterett * Stone * Strain * Stratton * Strong * 
Stroud * Stuart * Stukey * Sullard * Sullards * Tahlman * Talbot * Talmadge * 
Taylor * Teel * Terrill * Tharp * Thomas * Thompson * Thornhill * Thornton * 
Thorp * Tillotson * Todd * Towner * Townsend * Trim * Turley * Tyler * Ulch * 
Underwood * Vail * Vandiveer * Vetter * Waddell * Walker * Walton * Ward * Warth 
* Weaver * Webb * Webster * Welch * Welton * Westphal * Weyand * Wheeler * 
Wherritt * White * Whitley * Wight * Wilhoit * Willson * Wilson * Witt * 
Woodfill * Woods * Wormley * Worsley * Wright * Yokley * Young * Zerbe *
 Section Five of 
five, all on one CD: 
The complete 1911 History of Vernon County, Missouri by J. B. Johnson, and 
published by C. F. Cooper & Co.This very rarely seen and highly sought after set of two volumes traces the 
history of Vernon County, Missouri from its first settlement up to 1911 and 
includes 364 family biographies.  A rare glimpse into early Vernon County 
history and genealogy.
 Included is a total of 364 Vernon County, Missouri family biographies 
(valuable for genealogy) including each of the following 
surnames: (more than 1000 other surnames are also mentioned throughout the text and within 
these biographies): (see the additional volume above which 
contains an additional 430 Vernon County family biographies) 
To view a 
sample biography, click here Albright * 
Anderson * Armstrong * Ashbaugh * Ashmead * Austin * Badger * Bailey * Baker * 
Ballagh * Baze * Beagles * Bean * Beeny * Benedict * Berghauser * Birdseye * 
Blanton * Bobbett * Boughan * Bowker * Brand * Brandt * Broeker * Brokaw * 
Brooks * Brophy * Buchanan * Burton * Bush * Butts * Callaway * Campbell * 
Carter * Caton * Churchell * Clack * Clark * Cleland * Cleveland * Cogswell * 
Cole * Colin * Collier * Compton * Comstock * Conkling * Couch * Cox * Creek * 
Creel * Crigler * Crockett * Croly * Cummins * Currie * Curtis * Dale * Darrow * 
Daugherty * Davenport * Davis * Dean * Dempsey * Devine * Diehr * Dillman * 
Dodson * Doores * Dorris * Duren * Dye * Dygard * Earhart * Earl * Earp * Eaton 
* Eliot * Elliott * Ellis * Ensley * Eppenauer * Ervin * Ewing * Faith * Falor * 
Farley * Farmer * Fergus * Ferry * Finley * Fisher * Foland * Fonburg * Ford * 
Foster * Fowler * Fryer * Fuller * Funderburk * Garlock * Gehrean * George * 
Gilbert * Gilmore * Glenn * Golden * Gordon * Goss * Graham * Gray * Green * 
Hagood * Hall * Hallett * Ham * Hamilton * Hardy * Harris * Harrison * Hatfield 
* Heathman * Heavisides * Hensen * Herrick * Higgins * Hildebrandt * Hill * 
Hiller * Hood * Hoppenbrock * Horn * Hornback * Hoss * Huff * Hull * Humble * 
Hunter * Hyder * Inglish * Jackson * Janes * January * Jarboe * Jarvis * Jent * 
Johnson * Jones * Jordan * Journey * Kaupp * Keck * Kelling * Kennedy * Kimball 
* Kimbel * King * Klonts * Koontz * Kramer * Langley * Leonard * Letton * Levens 
* Lindley * Linn * Logan * Longacre * Love * Lowe * Lyons * Mabry * Mackey * 
Maddox * Mann * Marquis * Maus * May * McAllister * McCrary * McDaniel * 
McElwain * McGuinn * McKay * McKill * McMasters * McNeil * McQueen * Meadows * 
Melick * Miers * Miller * Mitchell * Mobley * Modrel * Moore * Morerod * Morris 
* Morrison * Mosher * Moss * Myers * Nanson * Neff * Nelson * Newland * Newport 
* Nipp * Nyhart * O'Bryan * Palmer * Parrish * Patterson * Pepper * Petty * 
Phelps * Phillips * Phipps * Piercey * Pitcher * Poage * Pond * Popplewell * 
Pottorf * Prewitt * Profitt * Rakestraw * Ransdell * Requa * Rice * Ridgway * 
Rinehart * Roberts * Robinson * Rockwood * Rousey * Sailor * Satterlee * Seitz * 
Sellers * Shanholtzer * Shaw * Shearer * Shoemaker * Sickles * Smith * Smock * 
Speed * Stahler * Staten * Stayton * Sterett * Stockard * Stone * Storms * 
Storrs * Strain * Stroud * Summers * Swart * Taylor * Teel * Thom * Thompkins * 
Thompson * Thomson * Thornton * Thrasher * Tillotson * Towner * Truex * Turpin * 
Tyler * Ulch * Underwood * Vail * Van Arsdale * Vandiver * Veatch * Vedder * 
Waddell * Wainscott * Ward * Webber * Welch * Weltmer * Welton * Weyand * White 
* Wight * Wiley * Wilhoit * Wilker * Wilkerson * Williams * Wilson * Wise * Wood 
* Woods * Wright * Yeates * Yokley * Yoos * Zilliox *
 Vernon County, Missouri is located in the Southwest portion of the Missouri 
Ozarks and is surrounded by the following counties: 
Bates County, Missouri * 
St. 
Clair County, Missouri * Cedar County, Missouri * 
Barton County, Missouri * and 
Bourbon County, Kansas .  Each of the five sections on this CD is in Adobe Acrobat pdf format 
and requires the free Acrobat Reader program to view. You probably already have 
this program on your computer but if not, a free copy of the program is included 
on the CD. Each of the books is designed to look just like a regular book and is 
bookmarked to move easily and quickly from one section another.  This CD was 
designed by, and is available exclusively from Hearthstone Legacy Publications.
 
Fully searchable - find any name or location instantly! The cost for this CD containing all three sections described above is 
only $9.95 plus shipping, or only $6.95 as a digital download! A large amount of history and genealogy information 
for very little cost! A truly fascinating view of  Vernon County, Missouri 
from its first settlement to 1911. Includes considerable information concerning 
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