Linn County, Missouri
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| + | | county = Linn County | ||
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| + | | state = Missouri | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1837 | ||
| + | | founded date = January 6 | ||
| + | | seat = Linneus | ||
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| + | | building address = Linn County Courthouse<br>108 N High<br>Linneus, MO 64653<br>Phone: 660.895.5417<br>[http://www.courtreference.com/Linn-County-Missouri-Courts.htm '''Linn County Website'''] }} | ||
== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | <br> <br><br>County Clerk has incomplete birth and death records 1883-1888; <br>County Recorder has marriage and land records from 1842; <br>Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records 1837; Probate Office has <br>probate records from 1840<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Linn 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 Linn County
| Linn County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 6, 1837 |
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| County Seat | Linneus |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Linn County Courthouse 108 N High Linneus, MO 64653 Phone: 660.895.5417 Linn County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has incomplete birth and death records 1883-1888;
County Recorder has marriage and land records from 1842;
Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records 1837; Probate Office has
probate records from 1840[1]
History
Parent County
1837--Linn County was created 6 January 1837 from Chariton County. County seat: Linneus [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Linn County border changes at N2Genealogy.
Record Loss
Places/Localities
- The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
rootsweb has a great list of Linn County cemeteries with directions.
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~molinn/lccem.html
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
The history of Linn county, Missouri: An encyclopedia of useful information (1882) is available online free from Google Books.
Maps
- Map of Linn County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Linn County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
Military
Newspapers
- The Archives of The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (1889-2009) provides free access to their newspapers online. Their newspapers covered local news that included residents from Linn 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), Linn 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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