User:Kbh3rd/Courthouses

This page heps organize a personal project for collecting and rating quality photographs of the courthouses of Missouri counties for use in Wikpedia and other Wikimedia projects. Many of Missouri's county courthouses date from the mid-to-late 1800s to the early 1900s and exhibit interesting, sometimes historically significant architecture. Many are on the National Register of Historic Places.

The county courthouse is the locus of county government in most counties. Originally a courthouse may have housed all of the offices of county government in addition to courts. Even after other government functions expand into other detached facilities the county courthouse may remain the most distinctive and tangible symbol of the functions of the county.

Many counties have outgrown their historic courthouses and have responded varying ways. The old building may have been expanded by an addition being built onto it; parts of the county government may have been moved into one or more newer buildings while the old courthouse is continued to be used, either for courts or for other county offices; some historic courthouses may have been turned into museums after they are no longer used by the government; while others, perhaps being too expensive to maintain for that or any other purpose, have been razed.

In extreme cases, such as St. Louis County and Jackson County, the county government facilities may constitute a large campus, and the courts themselves may operate in several dispersed facilities, further eroding the concept of the county courthouse embodying the government of the county.

At the other extreme, one wonders how the shrinking populations of some rural counties will be able to continue to fund the functions of a county government and the facilities to house it.

Note that this is not in the main article space and that the above consists of unsourced personal observation.

The Missouri State Archives has a video of a talk by Dennis Weiser, author of Missouri Courthouses: Building Memories on the Square (ISBN 978-1578643998).

Map of county seats

Each county seat is a clickable link to the county article.

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

   

The larger map can be used to plan road trips for collecting new photographs.

Photos of county courthouses

The ratings (column 3) are totally subjective and somewhat inconsistently applied. It is meant simply to indicate whether a replacement photo is perhaps worth pursuing. Ideally all photos would qualify as Quality Images. That may be an unrealistic goal, and an "A" has been given here to some images that would not qualify for QI. A good, clear photo giving a good, unobstructed view of the building will rate an "A" here. Flaws such as partially obscured buildings, unfortunate cropping, perspective distortion, poor lighting, poor focus, etc., degrade an image and should affect its rating.

Street addresses in this table may be approximate or incorrect.

County	Seat		Photo	Src	Address	Coordinates	NRHP
Adair	Kirksville	B			106 W. Washington Street, Kirksville, MO	40.195°N 92.583611°W / 40.195; -92.583611	78001636
Andrew	Savannah	B			411 Court Street, Savannah, MO 64485	39.94135°N 94.82941°W / 39.94135; -94.82941	80002308
Atchison	Rock Port	A			400 S. Washington St., Rock Port, MO 64482	40.41133°N 95.51961°W / 40.41133; -95.51961	-
Audrain	Mexico	B			101 N. Jefferson St., Mexico, MO 65265	39.172609°N 91.883127°W / 39.172609; -91.883127	12000434
Barry	Cassville	B			700 Main Street, Cassville, MO	36.67909°N 93.86845°W / 36.67909; -93.86845	-
Barton	Lamar	A			1004 Gulf St, Lamar, MO 64759	37.49507°N 94.27686°W / 37.49507; -94.27686	-
Bates	Butler	A			1 North Delaware, Butler, MO 64730	38.25799°N 94.33248°W / 38.25799; -94.33248	01000684
Benton	Warsaw	A			316 Van Buren, Warsaw, MO 65355	38.24149°N 93.38062°W / 38.24149; -93.38062	-
Bollinger	Marble Hill	A			204 High St, Marble Hill, MO 63764	37.30568°N 89.97029°W / 37.30568; -89.97029	-
Boone	Columbia	A			801 East Walnut Columbia, MO 65201	38.95258°N 92.32776°W / 38.95258; -92.32776	-
Buchanan	Saint Joseph	A			411 Jules, St. Joseph, MO 64501	39.76862°N 94.85481°W / 39.76862; -94.85481	72001563
Butler	Poplar Bluff	A			100 North Main, Poplar Bluff, MO 63901	36.75650°N 90.39238°W / 36.75650; -90.39238	94001400
Caldwell	Kingston	A			49 East Main Street Kingston, MO 64650	39.64325°N 94.03849°W / 39.64325; -94.03849	72000707
Callaway	Fulton	B			10 E. 5th St. Fulton, MO 65251	38.84703°N 91.94757°W / 38.84703; -91.94757	04000668
Camden	Camdenton	A			1 Court Cir NW, Camdenton, MO 65020	38.00815°N 92.74623°W / 38.00815; -92.74623	-
Cape Girardeau	Jackson	A			100 Court St., Jackson, MO 63755	37.38305°N 89.66760°W / 37.38305; -89.66760	05001562
Carroll	Carrollton	C			8 South Main Carrollton, MO	39.35814°N 93.49649°W / 39.35814; -93.49649	95000858
Carter	Van Buren	B			105 Main St., Van Buren, MO 63965	36.99509°N 91.01422°W / 36.99509; -91.01422	-
Cass	Harrisonville				100 E Wall St, Harrisonville, MO 64701	38.65456°N 94.34832°W / 38.65456; -94.34832	-
Cedar	Stockton	B			113 South St, Stockton, MO 65785	37.69811°N 93.79648°W / 37.69811; -93.79648	-
Chariton	Keytesville	A			306 South Cherry St., Keytesville, MO 65261	39.43276°N 92.94119°W / 39.43276; -92.94119	-
Christian	Ozark	B			110 W. Elm, Ozark, MO 65721	37.01964°N 93.20549°W / 37.01964; -93.20549	08001409
Clark	Kahoka	A			100 E Court Street. Kahoka, MO 63445	40.42485°N 91.71867°W / 40.42485; -91.71867	83000976
Clay	Liberty	A			1 Courthouse Square, Liberty, MO 64068	39.24646°N 94.41989°W / 39.24646; -94.41989	92001680
Clinton	Plattsburg	C			207 North Main Street, Plattsburg, MO 64477	39.56604°N 94.44685°W / 39.56604; -94.44685	-
Cole	Jefferson City				301 East High Street. Jefferson City, MO 65101	38.57522°N 92.16928°W / 38.57522; -92.16928	73001038
Cooper	Boonville	A			200 Main Street, Boonville, MO 65233	38.97744°N 92.74371°W / 38.97744; -92.74371	64000389
Crawford	Steelville	B			302 W Main St, Steelville, MO 65565	37.96737°N 91.35611°W / 37.96737; -91.35611	-
Dade	Greenfield	B			S. Main St., Greenfield, MO 65661	37.41538°N 93.84078°W / 37.41538; -93.84078	-
Dallas	Buffalo	B			108 S Maple St, Buffalo, MO 65622	37.64363°N 93.09195°W / 37.64363; -93.09195	-
Daviess	Gallatin	A			102 N Main St, Gallatin, MO 64640	39.91500°N 93.96194°W / 39.91500; -93.96194	80002350
DeKalb	Maysville	B			109 W Main St, Maysville, MO 64469	39.88989°N 94.35985°W / 39.88989; -94.35985	98000068
Dent	Salem	C			400 N Main St, Salem, MO 65560	37.64570°N 91.53568°W / 37.64570; -91.53568	72000711
Douglas	Ava	B			203 SE 2nd Ave, Ava, MO 65608	36.95125°N 92.65931°W / 36.95125; -92.65931
Dunklin	Kennett	A			Courthouse Square, Kennett, MO 63857	36.23681°N 90.05627°W / 36.23681; -90.05627	-
Franklin	Union				400 E Locust St, Union, MO 63084	38.44512°N 91.00612°W / 38.44512; -91.00612	-
Gasconade	Hermann	A			119 E 1St St, Hermann, MO 65041	38.70736°N 91.43631°W / 38.70736; -91.43631	72000712
Gentry	Albany	C			200 W. Clay, Albany, MO 64402	40.24749°N 94.33311°W / 40.24749; -94.33311	80002352
Greene	Springfield	B			940 N Boonville Ave, Springfield, MO 65802	37.21791°N 93.29162°W / 37.21791; -93.29162	(07001185)
Grundy	Trenton	A			700 Main, Trenton, MO 64683	40.07369°N 93.61871°W / 40.07369; -93.61871	-
Harrison	Bethany	A			1500 Central St, Bethany, MO 64424	40.26906°N 94.03514°W / 40.26906; -94.03514	-
Henry	Clinton	A			100 W. Franklin Clinton, MO 64735	38.37012°N 93.77701°W / 38.37012; -93.77701	0700019
Hickory	Hermitage	A			Polk St. and Jackson St., Hermitage, MO 65668	37.94094°N 93.31589°W / 37.94094; -93.31589	-
Holt	Oregon	C			102 W Nodaway St, Oregon, MO 64473	39.98660°N 95.14404°W / 39.98660; -95.14404	-
Howard	Fayette	A			1 Courthouse Square, Fayette, MO 65248	39.14634°N 92.68340°W / 39.14634; -92.68340	98000069
Howell	West Plains	A			1 Court Square, West Plains, MO 65775	36.72817°N 91.85257°W / 36.72817; -91.85257	03000651
Iron	Ironton	A			250 S. Main St., Ironton, MO 63650	37.59784°N 90.62814°W / 37.59784; -90.62814	79001363
Jackson	Independence	B			308 West Kansas Independence, MO 64050	39.09293°N 94.41692°W / 39.09293; -94.41692	72000713
Jackson	Kansas City				415 E. 12th St., Kansas City, MO 64106	39.09931°N 94.57794°W / 39.09931; -94.57794	-
Jasper	Carthage				302 S. Main Carthage, MO 64836	37.17653°N 94.31041°W / 37.17653; -94.31041	73001041
Jefferson	Hillsboro	B			300 Main St, Hillsboro, MO 63050	38.23167°N 90.56416°W / 38.23167; -90.56416	-
Johnson	Warrensburg	A			300 N. Holden Street, Warrensburg, MO 64093	38.76510°N 93.74087°W / 38.76510; -93.74087	94000288
Knox	Edina	B			Courthouse 107 N 4th St., Edina, MO 63537	40.16824°N 92.17204°W / 40.16824; -92.17204	99000902
Laclede	Lebanon	A			200 N. Adams, Lebanon, MO 65536	37.68304°N 92.66417°W / 37.68304; -92.66417	-
Lafayette	Lexington	B+			1001 Main Street, Lexington, MO 64067	39.18516°N 93.88265°W / 39.18516; -93.88265	70000339
Lawrence	Mount Vernon	A			1 E. Courthouse Square, Mount Vernon, MO 65712	37.10353°N 93.81838°W / 37.10353; -93.81838	80002374
Lewis	Monticello	B			100 East Lafayette, Monticello, MO 63457	40.11832°N 91.71424°W / 40.11832; -91.71424	04001476
Lincoln	Troy	A			201 Main St., Troy, MO 63379	38.98025°N 90.98227°W / 38.98025; -90.98227	13000857
Linn	Linneus	A			108 North High, Linneus, MO 64653	39.87940°N 93.18919°W / 39.87940; -93.18919	9901254
Livingston	Chillicothe				700 Webster St, Chillicothe, MO 64601	39.79387°N 93.55307°W / 39.79387; -93.55307	02001177
Macon	Macon	B			101 E. Washington St., Macon, Missouri 63552	39.74228°N 92.47285°W / 39.74228; -92.47285	78001668
Madison	Fredericktown	B+			1 Court Square, Fredericktown, MO 63645	37.55972°N 90.29440°W / 37.55972; -90.29440	00001548
Maries	Vienna	B			211 Fourth Street, Vienna, MO 65582	38.18547°N 91.94731°W / 38.18547; -91.94731	-
Marion	Palmyra	A			100 S. Main, Palmyra, MO 63461	39.79917°N 91.52369°W / 39.79917; -91.52369	-
Marion	Hannibal	A			908 Broadway, Hannibal, MO	39.70608°N 91.36411°W / 39.70608; -91.36411	02001194
McDonald	Pineville	B			602 Main St., Pineville, MO 64856.	36.59355°N 94.38348°W / 36.59355; -94.38348	-
Mercer	Princeton	A			802 East Main Street, Princeton, Missouri 64673	40.39682°N 93.58568°W / 40.39682; -93.58568	-
Miller	Tuscumbia	A			2001 Highway 52, Tuscumbia, MO 65082	38.24083°N 92.46301°W / 38.24083; -92.46301	-
Mississippi	Charleston	B			200 N Main St, Charleston, MO 63834	36.92441°N 89.34962°W / 36.92441; -89.34962	-
Moniteau	California	B			200 E. Main, California, MO 65018	38.63654°N 92.56485°W / 38.63654; -92.56485	70000341
Monroe	Paris	A			300 North Main Street, Paris, MO 65275	39.48288°N 91.99963°W / 39.48288; -91.99963	-
Montgomery	Montgomery City	A			211 E. 3rd Street, Montgomery City, MO 63361	38.97923°N 91.50470°W / 38.97923; -91.50470	-
Morgan	Versailles	A			100 E Newton St, Versailles, MO 65084	38.43125°N 92.84148°W / 38.43125; -92.84148	80002383
New Madrid	New Madrid	A			450 Main Street, New Madrid, MO 63869	36.58777°N 89.52777°W / 36.58777; -89.52777	-
Newton	Neosho	A			101 South Wood, Neosho, MO 64850	36.86911°N 94.36795°W / 36.86911; -94.36795	93000772
Nodaway	Maryville	C			305 N. Main, Maryville, MO 64468	40.34834°N 94.87231°W / 40.34834; -94.87231	79001386
Oregon	Alton	A			Courthouse Court Square, Alton, MO 65606	36.69441°N 91.39816°W / 36.69441; -91.39816	-
Osage	Linn	B			105 E. Main St., Linn, MO 65051	38.48620°N 91.85266°W / 38.48620; -91.85266	-
Ozark	Gainesville	A			1 Courthouse Square, Gainesville, MO 65655	36.60348°N 92.42743°W / 36.60348; -92.4274336.60349°N 92.42743°W / 36.60349; -92.42743	-
Pemiscot	Caruthersville	B			610 Ward Avenue, Caruthersville, MO 63830	36.18975°N 89.65694°W / 36.18975; -89.65694	-
Perry	Perryville	A			15 West Sainte Marie, Perryville, MO 63775	37.72531°N 89.86301°W / 37.72531; -89.86301	-
Pettis	Sedalia	B			415 South Ohio, Sedalia, MO 65301	38.70732°N 93.22763°W / 38.70732; -93.22763	01000687
Phelps	Rolla	A			200 N. Main St., Rolla, MO 65401	37.94586°N 91.77396°W / 37.94586; -91.77396	(92001745)
Pike	Bowling Green				115 W. Main, Bowling Green, MO 63334	39.34241°N 91.19471°W / 39.34241; -91.19471	-
Platte	Platte City	B			328 Main St., Platte City, MO 64079	39.37159°N 94.78062°W / 39.37159; -94.78062	79001390
Polk	Bolivar	A			102 East Broadway St., Bolivar, MO 65613	37.61378°N 93.41106°W / 37.61378; -93.41106	-
Pulaski	Waynesville	A			301 Historic Rt. 66 E., Waynesville, Missouri	37.82910°N 92.20094°W / 37.82910; -92.20094	(79001391)
Putnam	Unionville	B			1601 West Main Street, Unionville, Missouri 63565	40.47654°N 93.00255°W / 40.47654; -93.00255	02000793
Ralls	New London				311 S Main St, New London, MO 63459	39.58599°N 91.40050°W / 39.58599; -91.40050	72000728
Randolph	Huntsville	A			110 South Main, Huntsville, MO 65259	39.44040°N 92.54457°W / 39.44040; -92.54457	-
Randolph	Moberly	A			223 N. Williams, Moberly, Missouri	39.42055°N 92.43938°W / 39.42055; -92.43938	-
Ray	Richmond	A			100 W Main St, Richmond, MO 64085	39.27874°N 93.97727°W / 39.27874; -93.97727	79001393
Reynolds	Centerville	C			2323 Green St, Centerville, MO 63633	37.43524°N 90.95920°W / 37.43524; -90.95920	-
Ripley	Doniphan	A			100 Court House Square, Doniphan, MO 63935	36.61754°N 90.82731°W / 36.61754; -90.82731	76001116
Saint Charles	Saint Charles	A			300 N. 2nd Street, St. Charles, MO 63301	38.78354°N 90.48116°W / 38.78354; -90.48116	-
Saint Clair	Osceola	A			655 2nd St, Osceola, MO 64776	38.04703°N 93.70311°W / 38.04703; -93.70311	-
Saint Francois	Farmington	A			1 North Washington St., Farmington, MO 63640	37.78091°N 90.42131°W / 37.78091; -90.42131	04000582
Saint Louis	Clayton	B			7900 Carondelet Avenue, Clayton, Missouri	38.64852°N 90.33908°W / 38.64852; -90.33908	-
Saint Louis City	St. Louis	A			10 North Tucker, St. Louis, MO 63101	38.62759°N 90.19731°W / 38.62759; -90.19731	-
Sainte Genevieve	Ste. Genevieve	B			55 South 3rd Street, Ste. Genevieve, MO 63670	37.97919°N 90.04630°W / 37.97919; -90.04630	02000357
Saline	Marshall				19 E. Arrow St., Marshall, MO 65340	39.12082°N 93.19659°W / 39.12082; -93.19659	77000815
Schuyler	Lancaster				1 Courthouse Square, Lancaster, MO 63548	40.52255°N 92.52761°W / 40.52255; -92.52761	-
Scotland	Memphis	A			117 S Market St., Memphis, MO 63555	40.45832°N 92.16990°W / 40.45832; -92.16990	-
Scott	Benton	B			131 S. Winchester Street, Benton, Missouri 63736	37.09663°N 89.56345°W / 37.09663; -89.56345	3001505
Shannon	Eminence	B			113 Main St, Eminence, MO 65466	37.14836°N 91.35809°W / 37.14836; -91.35809	-
Shelby	Shelbyville	B			100 E Main St, Shelbyville, MO 63469	39.80643°N 92.04105°W / 39.80643; -92.04105	-
Stoddard	Bloomfield	B			310 S Prairie St., Bloomfield, Missouri 63825	36.88461°N 89.92925°W / 36.88461; -89.92925	84002718
Stone	Galena	B			108 E. 4th Street, Galena, MO 65656	36.80506°N 93.46622°W / 36.80506; -93.46622	80002396
Sullivan	Milan	B			109 N Main St., Milan, MO 63556	40.20247°N 93.12506°W / 40.20247; -93.12506	-
Taney	Forsyth	B			Main Street, Forsyth, MO 65653	36.68486°N 93.11719°W / 36.68486; -93.11719	-
Texas	Houston	A			210 N Grand Ave, Houston, MO 65483	37.32750°N 91.95579°W / 37.32750; -91.95579	-
Vernon	Nevada	C			100 West Cherry Street, Nevada, MO 64772	37.83868°N 94.35728°W / 37.83868; -94.35728	97000630
Warren	Warrenton	A			104 West Main St., Warrenton, Missouri 63383	38.81085°N 91.14939°W / 38.81085; -91.14939	-
Washington	Potosi	B			102 N Missouri St, Potosi, MO 63664	37.93668°N 90.78798°W / 37.93668; -90.78798	11000765
Wayne	Greenville	A			109 Walnut St, Greenville, MO 63944	37.12689°N 90.45106°W / 37.12689; -90.45106	-
Webster	Marshfield	B			105 E Jefferson St, Marshfield, MO 65706	37.33860°N 92.90686°W / 37.33860; -92.90686	-
Worth	Grant City	C			305 N. Main, Grant City, MO 64456	40.48597°N 94.41514°W / 40.48597; -94.41514	83001056
Wright	Hartville	B			Courthouse, Hartville, MO 65667	37.25047°N 92.51095°W / 37.25047; -92.51095	-