Laclede County, Missouri Genealogy

Guide to Laclede County, Missouri ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for Pierre Laclede. The County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Laclede County Courthouse 200 N Adams Avenue Lebanon, MO 65536 Phone: 417-532-5471 Laclede County Website County Recorder has marriage records. Clerk of the Circuit Court has divorce and court records. Probate Judge has probate records. County Assessor has land records.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Laclede County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from The History of Laclede County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Cemeteries

 * Missouri Cemeteries Missouri Access Genealogy

Census Records

 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Church Records
List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Catholic St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon


 * 1870-1876 St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon, Baptism Index 1870-1876. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1870-1876 St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon, Marriage Index 1870-1876. Batch at FamilySearch.

Court Records

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1993-1996 Civil Court cases in Laclede County, Missouri from 1993-1996. Click on the PDF file to see the cases. $

Directories

 * Lebanan Business Directory 1934

Funeral Homes

 * 1919-1926 Palmer Funeral Home
 * 1926-1934 Palmer Funeral Home
 * 1955-1990 Colonial Funeral Home
 * 1970-1973 Funeral Home

Local Histories

 * History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri. 1889. Chicago: Goodspeed. Online at: FamilySearch; and at Missouri Digital History
 * History of Missouri's Counties, County Seats, and Courthouse Squares. 1983. by Marian M. Ohman. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Reminiscent History of the Ozark Region. 1884. Missouri: Missouri State Library. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * State of Missouri: an autobiography. 1904. by Walter Williams. Columbia, Mo: Press of E. W. Stephens. Online at: Missouri Digital History

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Laclede County townships (Histopolis)
 * Missouri As It Is In 1867. 1867. by Nathan II. Parker. Philadelpia: J. B. Lippincott & Co. Online at: Missouri Digital History
 * Plat Book of LaClede County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage - images
 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Laclede County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
 * Map of 1886 Laclede County with numerous small settlements (My Genealogy Hound)
 * Plat Book of LaClede County, Missouri at Missouri Digital Heritage
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * 1900-1941 at FamilySearch — images - How to Use this Collection

Civil War
Online Records Regiments
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1861-1865  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1911-1938  at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection

Service men in Laclede County, Missouri served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Laclede County, Missouri:

World War II

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1941-1946  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Newspapers

 * Missouri Digital Newspaper Project at Missouri State Historical Society

Probate Records

 * Laclede County Will Transcriptions 1869-1978
 * Laclede County Probate names from 1849 ---

Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1750-1988 at FamilySearch — images- How to Use this Collection
 * 1766-1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry — index and images ($)

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.

Birth

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth and Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index.


 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910 - at Missouri Digital Heritage - index
 * 1827-1935  at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1883-1922 Laclede County Birth Index 1883-1922. Batch at FamilySearch.
 * 1920-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Birth Index at Archive.org - images of index

Marriage

 * 1776-1988 Missouri, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * 1849-1885 Laclede County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1849-1885. Batch at FamilySearch.

Death

 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection
 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images - How to Use this Collection
 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index
 * 1910-1915 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1965 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index/images
 * 1910-1960 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1969 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index and images.
 * 1968-2015 Reclaim the Records: Missouri Death Index at Archive.org - images of index

Family History Centers

 * Lebanon Missouri Family History Center

Societies

 * Laclede County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 350 Lebanon, MO 65536 Website
 * Laclede County Historical Society P.O. Box 1341 Lebanon, MO 65536 Facebook

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)