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Missouri County
Barry County, Missouri
Table Rock Lake's southwestern shore and Roaring River State Park's trout - from Table Rock Lake's Barry County shoreline (the crystal-clear Ozark reservoir's southwestern arms provide boating, fishing, and waterfront recreation in a scenic setting) to Roaring River State Park (one of Missouri's most popular state parks - the cold, spring-fed Roaring River supports one of Missouri's finest managed trout fisheries, with daily trout stocking attracting thousands of anglers annually) and Barry County's position at the Missouri-Arkansas-Oklahoma tri-state corner.
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Office: Barry County Emergency Services E911 – 4011 Main St., PO Box 910, Cassville, MO 65625 | Administrative (417) 846-4911 | Non-emergency dispatch (417) 847-4911 | Hours: Mon-Fri 8 AM-4 PM (dispatch 24/7/365). An Accredited Center of Excellence (ACE) dispatch center, coordinating 14 law enforcement agencies, 12 fire departments, and Mercy/Barry-Lawrence ambulance services.
Sheriff: Barry County Sheriff’s Office – 505 East Street, Cassville, MO 65625 | (417) 847-3121 | Administrative (417) 847-6556; covers 791 square miles.
Notes: For an active emergency, call 911.
Roads & Utilities
ROADS & TRANSPORTATION
Roads: MO-112 and US-60 serve Cassville, the county seat, in southwest Missouri’s Ozark hills, roughly 20 miles from Eureka Springs, Arkansas and 50 miles from Branson.
Notes: Barry County, established 1835, is named for William Taylor Barry, a prominent Kentucky lawyer and politician.
Business & Permits
BUILDING & PERMITS
Office: Barry County Courthouse – 700 Main Street, Cassville, MO 65625 | Hours: Mon-Fri 8 AM-12 PM, 1-4 PM.
Notes: Barry County is genuinely home to Roaring River State Park, one of Missouri’s most popular state parks, roughly 8 miles south of Cassville, drawing over a million visitors annually. Roaring River Spring, the 20th-largest spring in Missouri, flows at an average of 20.4 million gallons per day from a natural cave and is one of only three Missouri state parks stocked with rainbow trout from an on-site hatchery. The land was purchased and donated to the state in 1928 by St. Louis businessman Thomas Sayman; many of the park’s rustic stone facilities, including the historic Bath House/clubhouse and the Camp Smokey CCC compound, were built by the Civilian Conservation Corps in the 1930s and are NRHP-listed. Part of Mark Twain National Forest also lies within the county.
Veterans Services
VETERANS SERVICES
Office: Barry County Veterans Service – confirm current contact via barrycountymo.gov.
Federal: VA facilities accessible via the Fayetteville, AR VA Medical Center or Springfield, MO VA clinic; confirm current routing.
Libraries
LIBRARIES
Cassville Branch Library (Barry-Lawrence Regional Library) – 301 W. 17th St., Cassville, MO 65625 | (417) 847-2121 | Fax: (417) 847-4679; part of a nine-branch regional system also serving Aurora, Eagle Rock, Marionville, Miller, Monett, Mt. Vernon, Pierce City, and Shell Knob; the Cassville branch also serves as a designated extreme-heat cooling site.
Parks & Recreation
PARKS & RECREATION
Key Assets: Roaring River State Park (trout fishing, hiking, the Emory Melton Inn, Ozark Chinquapin Nature Center) and Table Rock Lake (partially within the county) are the county’s premier attractions.
Notes: The genuine scale and history of Roaring River State Park and Spring are distinctive local facts.
GIS & Maps
GIS & MAPS
Appraisal/Parcel Search: Barry County Assessor – confirm current contact via barrycountymo.gov.
Animal Services
ANIMAL SERVICES
Per the Barry County Sheriff’s Office directly: the county has no countywide leash law or animal control ordinance; individual cities within the county set their own ordinances – check with local city police for city-specific rules. No dedicated county-run animal shelter was confirmed; confirm current options via barrycountymo.gov.
Environmental & Waste
ENVIRONMENTAL / WASTE MANAGEMENT
Office: Barry County – confirm current contact via barrycountymo.gov.
NOTES: Barry County is the fifth county in the Missouri v2 A+ sourced redo. The genuine scale of Roaring River State Park and Spring is a distinctive local fact, and the lack of a countywide animal control ordinance is flagged honestly per the Sheriff’s own FAQ. All contact information above was sourced via web search as of early August 2026 and should be reconfirmed directly with the relevant office before a visit, deadline-sensitive filing, or emergency-adjacent decision.
About Barry County
Barry County is southwestern Missouri’s Table Rock Lake and trout fishing county – an Ozarks border community whose clear lake waters and spring-fed trout stream attract outdoor recreation visitors year-round.
Cassville (the county seat, population ~3,500) is the county’s governmental hub – a small Ozarks community serving the surrounding agricultural and recreational economy.
Roaring River State Park near Cassville provides one of Missouri’s most productive managed trout fisheries – the cold spring-fed river is stocked daily during fishing season, and the park’s Ozarks setting with limestone bluffs and hardwood forest makes it one of the state’s most scenic parks.
Table Rock Lake’s Barry County arms – branching west and south from the main reservoir – provide additional recreation and waterfront property development.
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Barry County Assessor at 700 Main Street, Cassville, MO 65625, phone 417-847-2101. MO residential assessed at 19% of true value. Appeal to Board of Equalization.
Courts & Legal
Barry County Circuit Court at 700 Main Street, Cassville, MO 65625, phone 417-847-2232, handles probate.
Marriage & Vital Records
Marriage licenses, divorce records, and birth & death certificates are handled by the following office(s):
COUNTY CLERK
700 Main St., Cassville, MO 65625
(417) 847-2561
Genealogy
County-level record sources
Barry County Circuit Court, Probate Division (probate case files – see Probate section above).
Local societies
No dedicated Barry County genealogical society was confirmed in available directories.
Probate & Estate
Losing someone and having to deal with courts and paperwork at the same time is hard. This section won’t make that easier, but it should tell you what to expect, what it costs, and where to go – so at least you’re not walking in blind.
Where to go
Barry County Circuit Court, Probate Division Barry County Judicial Center, 102 West Street, Suite 2, Cassville, MO 65625 (417) 847-3133
Barry County was founded January 5, 1835, named for William Taylor Barry, in southwestern Missouri, seated in Cassville (though Monett is the county’s largest city).
Step 1: figure out which path applies
Missouri probate is governed by Title XXXI of the Missouri Revised Statutes (Chapters 470-475), the Probate Code.
Small Estate Affidavit (RSMo § 473.097) – available when the entire estate, less liens and encumbrances, does not exceed $40,000. A 30-day waiting period after death applies, and only if no application for letters is pending. If the property listed is worth more than $15,000, the clerk must publish a notice to creditors in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. A bond may be required. Once the court issues a certified small estate certificate, the affiant presents it directly to whoever holds the property to collect and distribute assets – avoiding full probate. Typical timeline: about two months to close, versus six months to a year or more for full probate.
Formal Administration – required for larger or more complex estates. A petition for Letters Testamentary (with a will) or Letters of Administration (without one) is filed with the probate division. After review, the court appoints the personal representative and issues the letters. Missouri offers both supervised and independent administration. Missouri requires an attorney to represent the personal representative in both types of administration.
Step 2: filing for formal probate
File a petition with the Probate Division of the Circuit Court in the county where the decedent was domiciled.
The court appoints the personal representative and issues Letters Testamentary or Letters of Administration.
The personal representative publishes a notice to creditors in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, and gives direct notice to known creditors. Creditors have 6 months from the date of first publication to file claims.
Within 30 days of appointment (unless the court extends the deadline), the personal representative files an inventory and appraisement of all estate assets.
After debts are paid and the creditor claim period expires, the personal representative distributes the remaining assets and files a final settlement with the court to close the estate.
What it costs
Missouri sets statutory minimum fees for attorneys and personal representatives based on a percentage of the estate’s value, though additional fees may be allowed for extraordinary services.
Missouri has no state estate tax and no state inheritance tax. Only the federal estate tax could apply, and only to very large estates.
Probate filings, estate administration, and guardianship matters are handled by the following office(s):
Public Safety & Arrests
Arrest records, inmate search, and law enforcement services are handled by the following office(s):
SHERIFF
700 Main St., Cassville, MO 65625
(417) 847-2121
Elections & Voting
Voter registration, polling locations, and elections information are handled by the following office(s):
ELECTIONS
700 Main St., Cassville, MO 65625
(417) 847-2561
Health & Human Services
Offices & Contacts
Health services, social services, and assistance programs are handled by the following office(s):
MO Dept of Social Services — Barry
(417) 847-3325
Mercy Hospital Cassville
mercy.net (Cassville — quality community hospital; Mercy Health affiliate)
Public Health Information
PUBLIC HEALTH
Office: Barry County Health Department – confirm current phone via barrycountymo.gov.
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