• 1840 census for Benton Co. area that became Hickory County
• 1850 census transcription by Johnna Quick  
• 1850 census images by the Mackley's
• 1860 census transcription by Johnna Quick (part)
• 1860 census images by the Mackley's
• 1860 Slave Schedule transcription [with cross-reference to 1860 US Census of Population]
• 1880 census can be searched via the LDS website
• 1883 Pensioners on the Roll
• Instructions to enumerators, 1850-2000, helps us all understand census taker expectations

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Birth Records

• Missouri State Archives searchable Hickory County Births contains recorded births from 1883 to 1898

• Same records available in MOGenWeb Archives , 1883-1888 (+2 in 1889) submitted by Shirley Soper

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Marriage Records

• CD of Hickory Co. marriages, Books 2-9, 1872-1945, available through the Hickory County Historical Society.

• Marriages entered into the LDS IGI database (1865-1919, 1872-1885)

• Marriages before county formation in 1845: Benton Co. Bride Index , 1839-1865. Also Groom Index, 1839-1865.

• Polk County marriages, 1839-1859.

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Obituaries and Death Records

• Missouri State Archives Death Certificate Database, 1910-1955; searchable & some scanned death certificates on-line
• Missouri State Archives searchable Hickory County Deaths contains records for 1883-1889
• Hathaway Funeral Home Register, 1951-1956.

• Search SSDI (Social Security Death Index) by name, birth/death date, locations. Updated monthly.

• Look to the Past has a page of older (1897-1913) Hickory County obituaries, and is updated often.

• Missouri Obituaries Search--info page links to Ancestry fee site.

• Recent Obituaries from the Hickory County Index (at Look to the Past)

• Search Obituary Daily Times by name or location for index of obits published in the last 5-10 years.

• Check the Hickory County Archives for submitted obituaries. There are 12 there now. Do you have some to submit?

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Cemetery Transcriptions

• Hickory County Archives--includes following cemeteries: Bernard Chapel, Cruce-Woods,  Hayden, Liberty, Little Niangua (McCain), New Home, Pittsburg Missionary Baptist, Rountree, Saap, Misc. Small Cemeteries. Thanks to all submitters!
• Fairview/Butcher partial cemetery listing is posted in the St. Clair Co. archives.
• Cemetery Directory of Hickory County is available from the Hickory County Historical Society.
• USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project

• Find A Grave website--searchable database of submitted cemetery transcriptions, some with photos.

• Locational information on Cemeteries in Hickory County.

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Wills & Probate Records

• Hickory County Archives--includes following probate records: Allsup/Alsup, Daniel Epley, John Epley
• Hickory County Library has early original probate files.

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• 57 Biographies from 1889 Goodspeed's History submitted to the Hickory County Archives. Thank you Kay and others!

• The Political Graveyard contains a couple of biographies.

• ALHN site for Hickory County has some historical information.

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Military Records

• Civil War Veterans living in Hickory County gleaned from multiple newspapers.
• Roster for the Hickory County Battalion, Osage County Regiment, Missouri Home Guard [Civil War]

• Missouri Confederate Unit Rosters.
• The Grand Army of the Republic in Hickory County, Simon Cameron Post #437, 1895 roster.

• The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System website contains a large amount of information, including a fully searchable database of both Union and Confederate soldiers, regimental histories, burials, etc.
• World War I soldiers from Hickory County

• Missouri Soldiers Database, War of 1812-WWI. Searchable database provided by MO State Archives.
• World War II participants related to Hickory County.

• World War II casualties.

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Land Records

• The Official Land Patents Site by the Bureau of Land Management. Search by surname, county, township/range/section.

• Records submitted to the Hickory County Archives --Allsup to Etter, John C. Green

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Bible Records

• Barbour and Dryer Family , 1843-1934.
• Send in your bible records, please!

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Letters & Diaries

• Letters of History submitted by Joe Saylor.
• Mary Effie O'Bryan Bausell timeline

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Personal Webpages about Hickory County Families

• Family Group Sheets submitted to this website.

• Bausell Family Kinfolk by Ricci Rae Powell. Data and photos of BAUSELL, O'BRYAN, DRENNAN, HEWGLEY, and DRISKILL families of Hickory County.

• Blackwell Family by Joe Saylor. More than just names and dates!

• Condley Family Genealogy page.

• Descendants of John Cook & related families.

• Thomas Largent and Lucinda Owen family information.

• Owsley Family , Robert (~1802-1887), son of John Owsley and Charity Barton.

• James Henry Shull family, of Benton/Hickory counties (Cross Timbers area).

• John Huston Teague and family, part of Teague Family Resource Centre.

• Surnames from Hickory Co.--has links to websites for families with Hickory Co. connections.

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Miscellaneous Hickory County Records

• Hickory County Postmasters

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