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

 * See an interactive map of Scotland 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

 * Adair
 * Clark
 * Davis County, Iowa
 * Knox
 * Schuyler
 * Van Buren County, Iowa

Maps

 * 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.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS 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.