Lawrence County, Missouri
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{{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lawrence_County,_Missouri|Lawrence County]]'' | {{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lawrence_County,_Missouri|Lawrence County]]'' | ||
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| + | | county = Lawrence County | ||
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| + | | state = Missouri | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1845 | ||
| + | | founded date = February 14 | ||
| + | | seat = Mount Vernon | ||
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| + | | building address = Lawrence County Courthouse<br>PO Box 309<br>Mount Vernon, MO 65712<br>Phone: 417.466.2638<br>[http://lawrencecountymoassessor.com/ '''Lawrence County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | <br> <br><br>Recorder Deeds has marriage and land records from 1846; <br>Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1846; <br>Probate Judge has probate records from 1846<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lawrence County, Missouri. Page 402 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
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Missouri Lawrence County
| Lawrence County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 14, 1845 |
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| County Seat | Mount Vernon |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Lawrence County Courthouse PO Box 309 Mount Vernon, MO 65712 Phone: 417.466.2638 Lawrence County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Recorder Deeds has marriage and land records from 1846;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce and court records from 1846;
Probate Judge has probate records from 1846[1]
History
Parent County
1845--Lawrence County was created 14 February 1845 from Barry and Dade Counties. County seat: Mount Vernon [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Lawrence 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
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
- Map of Lawrence County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Lawrence County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
Military
Newspapers
- Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Joplin newspapers and Neosho newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Lawrence County communities.
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Births
Marriages
Deaths
- Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
Societies and Libraries
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
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Lawrence County, Missouri. Page 402 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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