Scotland County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Scotland County

Guide to Scotland County Missouri genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
County Clerk has birth and death records 1883-1889; Clerk Circuit Court has marriage, divorce, court and land records from 1841; probate Judge has probate records from 1841

Parent County
1841--Scotland County was created 29 January 1841 from Lewis County. County seat: Memphis

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Missouri county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Missouri County Boundary Maps" (1804-1889) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Missouri counties see: Missouri Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities

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

Neighboring Counties
Adair • Clark • Davis County, Iowa • Knox • Schuyler • Van Buren County, Iowa

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Family Maps of (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.


 * Map of Scotland County townships (Histopolis)


 * The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Scotland County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.

Births

 * 1865 - Scotland County Birth Index 1865. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1841-1885 - Scotland County Marriage Index 1841-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Scotland County Marriage Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1889 - Scotland County Death Index 1883-1889. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers
Scotland County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 232 Memphis, MO 63555 Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~moscotla/scgs.htm

Scotland County Memorial Library 306 W. Madison Memphis, Mo 63555 Phone: (660) 465-7042 Website: http://scotland.lib.mo.us/content/genealogy-links


 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Scotland County, MO History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Missouri Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.