Mercer County, Missouri
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| + | | state = Missouri | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1845 | ||
| + | | founded date = February 14 | ||
| + | | seat = Princeton | ||
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| + | | building address = Mercer County Courthouse<br>802 E Main Street<br>Princeton, MO 64673<br>Phone: 660.748.34215<br>[http://www.courtreference.com/Mercer-County-Missouri-Courts.htm '''Mercer County Website'''] }} | ||
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| + | <br><br>County Clerk has birth records 1883-1894 and death records<br>1883-1891; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court<br> land records; Circuit Court, division 2, has probate records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Mercer County, Missouri. Page 403 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | ||
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Missouri Mercer County
| Mercer County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 14, 1845 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Princeton |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Mercer County Courthouse 802 E Main Street Princeton, MO 64673 Phone: 660.748.34215 Mercer County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth records 1883-1894 and death records
1883-1891; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court
land records; Circuit Court, division 2, has probate records[1]
History
Parent County
1845--Mercer County was created 14 February 1845 from Grundy County. County seat: Princeton [2]
Boundary Changes
- See an interactive map of Mercer 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 Mercer County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Mercer County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
Military
Newspapers
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), Mercer County, Missouri. Page 403 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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