Lawrence County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Lawrence County

County Courthouse
Lawrence County Courthouse PO Box 309 Mount Vernon, MO 65712 Phone: 417.466.2638 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

Parent County
1845--Lawrence County was created 14 February 1845 from Barry and Dade Counties. County seat: Mount Vernon

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Lawrence County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Barry
 * Christian
 * Dade
 * Greene
 * Jasper
 * Newton
 * Stone

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.

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.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Aurora Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.