The OLD Grundy County, MO Genealogical Web Page
Entire Site is being updated.
Grundy County, Missouri was organized January 2, 1841 from part of Livingston County. The county is named for Felix GRUNDY, U.S. Attorney General under President Van Buren. The County Seat is Trenton, Missouri, 64683.
Before white men settled in Grundy County, it was occupied as a hunting ground by tribes of Sac, Sioux, and Pottawottomie Indians. No obtainable record or tradition exists permanent settlement being made until 1833, when General W. P. THOMPSON settled near the Grand River. Among the first settlers in the vicinity of the present site of Trenton were: James R. MERRILL, Samuel BENSON, John THRAILKILL, Levi MOORE, William COCHRAN, Jewett NORRIS, John SCOTT, and Daniel DeVAUL, plus the PERRY, GRUBB, and METCALF families.
Grundy County is divided into thirteen Townships:
Grundy Co. Townships on the updated site. The map WILL be added to the new site soon.
Grundy County Links |
Grundy County Lookups |
Grundy County Queries
*NEW page* Grundy County Addresses |
The MOGenWeb Project |
MOGenWeb Links |
Personal Links
Search Surnames and Searchers 1998 , a publication of the Grundy County Genealogical Society; has links from surnames to persons researching that surname!
USGenWeb Grundy County Archives More Information Here!
search for Grundy County Records in the MO State Archives
Grundy County has both a Genealogical Society and a Historical Society.
The Grundy County Genealogical Society is hosted by the Grundy County Jewett Norris Library. The Society's mailing address is:
» Grundy County Genealogical Society
» P. O. Box 223
» Trenton, MO 64683
The information on this page is not up-to-date. Look for them on Facebook.
including various spellings.
Grundy County's Military - The military section is being moved to updated site, Grundy Co. Military. This section is extensive and will take monthsto move to the new site. Once moved, the link will be DELETED on this page.
Confederate Soldiers from Grundy County
Union Soldiers from Grundy County
"My Friend the Sheriff" by Jo Hoffman, member, Missouri Sheriffs' Association
Pleasant Grove School Students, 1900
Pleasant Grove School Students, 1906
Pleasant Ridge School Students, 1901
Pleasant Ridge School Students, 1906
Laredo School Students, 1911
Laredo High School Class of 1941
Edinburg School, 1901 - 1902 listing pupils, Board of Education members, and teacher
Black Oak School, 1906 listing pupils and teacher
Beulah Coffman's 1917-18 Report Card
The Centennial Rowoth Farm of Lincoln Township
Laredo School 1920-1924? Can you identify anyone here?
Shelburn(e) Sunday School photo
Tindall School Photos c 1933-1943
1949 Tawana - Trenton High School Yearbook
1958 Tawana
Photos of Unidentified Grundy County Folks Can you identify any?
Photo of Unidentified Grundy County Couple Can you help identify? Photo provided by Kerry.
Photos of SPROUT family members Provided by Natalie Huntley. Please send her email if you can add any information about these photos.
HUDSON family in Grundy County Can you provide any additional information about this family?
MAXSON family in Grundy County Two individuals have handwritten "Ben" and "Lula" on the photo. Can you provide any additional information about this family?
Newspaper Photos from Trenton (and one from the Kansas City Star).
Grundy County Facts
- Grundy County was named for Felix GRUNDY (1777-1840) Member of Tennessee state legislature; cabinet member; state court judge; Representative from Tennessee; Senator from Tennessee. Interment at Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, TN. Grundy counties in IL, TN, and IA are also named for him.
- Enoch CROWDER, Father of our Selective Service System, was born in Grundy County in 1859.
- Caboose Number 17807 from the former Rock Island Railroad is permanently located at the Grundy County Museum, 1100 Mabel Street, Trenton, MO.
Grundy County Books
Early Residents of Grundy County
Grundy County locations included in the National Registry of Historic Places
- Crowder State Park Vehicle Bridge
- MO Hwy 128
- Trenton
- Jewett Norris Library
- 1331 Main St.
- Trenton
- St. Philip's Episcopal Church
- 141 E. 9th St.
- Trenton
- WPA Stock Barn and Pavilion
- Oklahoma St. at Eastside Park
- Trenton
Grundy County 1850 Census Part 1 - Family #1 - #125
Grundy County 1850 Census Part 2 - Family #126 - #250
Grundy County 1850 Census Part 3 - Family #251 - #375
Grundy County 1850 Census Part 4 - Family #376 - #477
Grundy County Marriages 1841-1850
Grundy County Lineages
Grundy County Lookups - This has not been updated in years. Many will no longer work.
The CEMETERIES section is being reorganized completely. This is a LARGE section on the old site so it will be sometime before this is complete.
The MOGenWeb Project
In July and August of 1996, a group of genealogists organized the Missouri Comprehensive Genealogy Database. The idea was to provide a single entry point for all counties in Missouri, where collected databases would be stored. In addition, the databases would be indexed and cross-linked, so that even if an individual were found in more than one county, they could be located in the index. At the same time, volunteers were found who were willing to coordinate the collection of databases and generally oversee the contents of the web page.
MOGenWeb and Other Missouri Links
US and World GenWeb Links
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet
Search for surnames and genealogical sites at Lines & Lineage
- includes Common Threads and I Found It!
Larry Flesher who was the first and ONLY Grundy County Missouri Coordinator has retired after MANY years of service. This site began in 1996! That's not a typo.
This page was last updated 25 Mar 2018 until the new site began its implementation on 27 Feb 2023.
Major update to page done on 10 Jan 2026 9:37pm CT.
