Laclede County, Missouri Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
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.

Parent County
1849 Laclede County was created 24 February 1849 from Camden, Pulaski and Wright Counties. County seat: Lebanon

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
1920 Courthouse was destroyed by fire. County recorder and County treasurer records were saved. Circuit Court records were lost.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




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

Populated Places
Lebanan Business Directory 1934

Neighboring Counties
Camden •  Dallas  •  Pulaski  •  Texas  •  Webster  •  Wright

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

 * 1732-1933 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Catholic
St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon


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

Court

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

Local Histories

 * Biographies from The History of Laclede County, Missouri (1889) published by Goodspeed are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.
 * "History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri" at Missouri Digital Heritage - images

Maps

 * Maps of Missouri (1804-1889)
 * Map of Laclede County townships (Histopolis)
 * 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)

Military

 * 1900 - 1941 at FamilySearch — images

Civil War
Online Records
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861 - 1865 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1911 - 1938 at FamilySearch — index and images

Regiments

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

 * 1941 - 1946 at FamilySearch — index

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800 - 1991 at FamilySearch — index

Probate
Laclede County Will Transcriptions 1869-1978

Laclede County Probate names from 1849 ---

Online Probate Records
 * 1750 - 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910 - at Missouri Digital Heritage - index
 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1883 - 1922 Laclede County Birth Index 1883-1922. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

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

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index
 * 1910-1965 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910 - 1965 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index/images
 * 1919 - 1926 Palmer Funeral Home
 * 1926 - 1934 Palmer Funeral Home
 * 1955 - 1990 Colonial Funeral Home
 * 1970 - 1973 Colonial/Shadel Funeral Home

Family History Centers

 * Lebanon Missouri Family History Center 240 Hwy Mm Eugene, MO 65032 United States Location Map
 * Lebanon Missouri Family History Center 240 Hwy Mm Eugene, MO 65032 United States Location Map

Societies

 * List of Missouri Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies
 * Laclede County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 350 Lebanon, MO 65536
 * Laclede County Historical Society P.O. Box 1341 Lebanon, MO 65536 Facebook