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Maries County was organized March 2, 1855, from Osage and Pulaski Counties and named for the Big and Little Maries Rivers.  The County Seat is located at Vienna, Missouri.

Official Boundaries:  "All of the territory included in the following limits, to wit:  beginning at the southwest corner of Gasconade County, thence north with the dividing line of Osage and Gasconade counties, to the middle of the eastern line of township 41 of range 7; thence west through the middle of township 41, to the range line between ranges 11 and 12; thence south to the southeast corner of Miller County; thence east to the middle of range 10; thence south to the middle of township 37; thence east, on a parallel line to the western boundary line of Crawford County; thence north to the northwest corner of Crawford County; thence east to the place of beginning.  Is hereby created a separate and distinct county, for all civil and military purposes, to be called the County of Maries."

The county is divided up into the following political townships:  Boone, Jackson, Jefferson, Miller, Dry Creek, Spring Creek, and Johnson.

Maries is surrounded by the following counties:  Miller, Osage, Gasconade, Phelps, and Pulaski.

If you have research resources in Maries County, and would like to share them with others, please consider allowing me to post them here.  Or, would you volunteer to do lookups for others?   Any contributions would be greatly appreciated. 

If you would like to host a county in Missouri, Please contact MOGenWeb SC Mel Owings

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Maries County MOGenWeb Links

Archives		Books for Sale - RT Jordan
Cemeteries	Churches	Cities and Towns
County Records	Forms	Historical Society
Biographical Index of 1889 Goodspeed's History	Localities	Mailing List
Map	Maries County Families	Marriages
Message Board	Miscellaneous Documents
Photos	Schools	Vienna Brochure

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Miscellaneous Missouri Links

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GenWeb Project Links

Many THANKS to:
Shirley Scott, who hosted this site from 1998-2003 for her generous contributions!
& Winnie Brooks, former county coordinator!

 

Thanks to

Juelie's State Flower Garden for the hawthorn graphic

 

 

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