Livingston County was formed in 1837 from Carroll County. Named after Hon. Edward Livingston, the 11th Secretary of State of the United States under President Andrew Jackson. Livingston borders Grundy County on the North, Linn and Chariton Counties to the East, Carroll County to the South, and Caldwell and Daviess Counties on the West. As one of the counties that makes up Northwest Missouri, it has everything from farm land and pasture to rugged, forested hills.
Livingston County Courthouse
700 Webster Street
Chillicothe, MO
64601
660-646-8000
Cities & Places
Chillicothe (county seat)
| Chula | Wheeling |
Ludlow | Mooresville | Utica | Dawn | Avalon |
| Bedford | Farmersville |
Norville | Sampsel | Springhill | Sturges |
Livingston Co., MO Tombstone Transcription Project
Livingston County, Missouri Genealogy (FamilySearch.org)
Known
Beginning Dates for Government County Records
| Birth 1883 |
Marriage 1837 | Death 1883 |Court 1837 | Land 1837 | Probate
1837 | Census 1830 |
Statewide registration started in 1910
for births and deaths. General compliance for births by 1927 and deaths by
1911.