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Guide to Lincoln County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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Lincoln County, Missouri
Map
Location of Missouri in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	December 14, 1818
County Seat	Troy
Courthouse
Address	Lincoln County Courthouse 201 Main Street Troy, MO 63379 Phone: 636.528.4415 Lincoln County Website

County Courthouse

 

County Recorder has marriage records from 1825, land,
death and burial records; Pro Judge has probate records
from 1823; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records^[1]

History

Parent County

1818--Lincoln County was created 14 December 1818 from St. Charles County. County seat: Troy ^[2]

Boundary Changes

See an interactive map of Lincoln County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Record Loss

Places/Localities

• The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.
  

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Calhoun County, Illinois
• Montgomery
• Pike
• St. Charles
• Warren

Resources

Cemeteries

FindaGrave Listings.

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

• Map of Lincoln County townships (Histopolis)
  

• The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Lincoln County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
  

Military

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Births

• 1865-1881 - Lincoln County Birth Index 1865-1881. Batch C515343 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Marriages

• 1825-1879 - Lincoln County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1825-1879. Batch M515341 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1865-1881 - Lincoln County Marriage Index 1865-1881. Batch M515343 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]
• 1879-1885 - Lincoln County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1879-1885. Batch M515342 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Deaths

• Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
  
• 1883 - Lincoln County Death Index 1883. Batch B515874 at FamilySearch - free.^[3]

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lincoln County, Missouri. Page 402 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4} Genealogical Society of Utah, Parish and Vital Records List (July 1998). Microfiche. Digital version at https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/images/d/d8/Igimissourij.pdf.

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