Discover Your History
Genealogical/Historical Research
The Livingston County Library maintains a number of records for genealogical research available to patrons free of charge. Our genealogy collection is located in the Somerville Room on the second floor across from the old courtroom and is equipped with a microfilm reader, computer, and scanner/printer.
Online Resources
- Ancestry.com Library Edition (for in-library only use)
- Chillicothe Business College student records (limited)
- Chillicothe Newspaper Archives (must create a free account)
- Heritage Quest Online (library card number required)
- Downtown Tour of Chillicothe (access through Virtual Services from our website)
- GoLivCoMo (county history, access through VS)
- Edgewood Cemetery data on the desktop computer in the genealogy room
- Greenhills local history (thegreenhills.org) (not library maintained)
At the Front Desk
- Cemetery records on CD
- Funeral home data on CD
Genealogy Collection
Livingston County
- Atlas/Plat maps
- Birth records
- Cemetery records and maps
- Census data
- General history
- Local societies
- Marriage records
- Obituaries
- Probate summaries
- Quadrangle maps
Chillicothe township map
Edgewood Cemetery map
Family histories
Microfilm
Military information – Revolutionary War, Civil War, WWI & WWII
Missouri general history & statewide records
Other Missouri counties
Other states: limited information
Research files
Sanborn maps
Archive Room
Special items can be brought out for your research, but these items must remain in the building.
- Old Atlases
- Chillicothe Business College yearbooks (DUX)
- Chillicothe High School & other school yearbooks
- City Directories
- Plat maps
- Photographs
- Unique Books
- Vintage Sheet Music