Linn County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Linn County

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

County Courthouse
County Clerk has incomplete birth and death records 1883-1888; County Recorder has marriage and land records from 1842; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records 1837; Probate Office has probate records from 1840

Parent County
1837--Linn County was created 6 January 1837 from Chariton County. County seat: Linneus

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog




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

Neighboring Counties
Adair •  Chariton  •  Grundy  •  Livingston  •  Macon  •  Sullivan

Biographies

 * Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton and Linn Counties, Missouri Index to Biographies at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, and Linn Counties, Missouri : containing biographical sketchePortrait and biographical record of Clay, Ray, Carroll, Chariton, and Linn Counties, Missouri : containing biographical sketche at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries

 * Rootsweb has a great list of Linn County cemeteries with directions: Rootsweb Linn County Cemeteries


 * Linn County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 2 &amp; 8 at Ancestry.com ($)

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories
The history of Linn county, Missouri: An encyclopedia of useful information (1882) is available online free.


 * Prunty. Brookfield, past and present. S.l. : s.n.], 1905?.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * "Compendium of history and biography of Linn County, Missouri...". Chicago : H. Taylor, 1912.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * The History of Linn County, Missouri : history of the state of Missouri and its chief cities ... a reliable history of Linn County ... biographical sketches. Kansas City, Missouri : Birdsall &amp; Dean, 1882.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Ellsberry, Elizabeth Prather. Linn County, Missouri, list of settlers of 1837-1840, deed book A-1837- 1844, list of landowners in county in 1876, nativity, land locations, year of settlement.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



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


 * Map of Linn County townships (Histopolis)


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

Civil War

 * - 18th Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company A
 * - 23rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company F
 * - 23rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company G
 * - 33rd Regiment, Missouri Infantry (Union), Company I
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company B
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company K
 * - 1st Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company F
 * - 1st Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company K
 * - 14th Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company A
 * - 1st Battalion, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (Union), Company F
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company D
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company L
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company M
 * - 2nd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company H
 * - 62nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A
 * - 62nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C
 * - 62nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company D
 * - 62nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E
 * - 62nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F
 * - 62nd Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company I
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G
 * - 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company H

Newspapers

 * The Archives of The Chillicothe Constitution Tribune (1889-2009) provides free access to their newspapers online. Their newspapers covered local news that included residents from Linn County communities.

Probate
Online Probate Records
 * 1750 – 1988 at FamilySearch — images
 * 1766 - 1988 Missouri Wills and Probate Records 1766-1988 at Ancestry.com — index and images $
 * 1820 - 78 Linn County, Missouri Wills, 1820-78 at Ancestry.com ($)

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1817-1907 - Linn County Birth Index 1817-1907. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1857-1885 - Linn County Birth Index, Volumes 2A and 2B, 1857-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1875-1887 - Linn County Birth Index, Volume 1, etc., 1875-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1750-1920 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1805-2002 Missouri, Marriage Records, 1805-2002 at Ancestry.com $
 * 1850 Missouri Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry.com — index $
 * 1857-1885 - Linn County Marriage Books 2A and 2B Index 1857-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1881-1885 - Linn County Marriage Book 1 Index 1881-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Linn County, Missouri Marriages: 1842-70 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1842-1857 Marriage records, 1842-1857, of Linn County, Missouri at Ancestry.com $

Deaths

 * 1867 - 1976 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1834 - 1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * 1883-1887 - Linn County Death Index 1883-1887. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

 * Genealogy Researchers of Linn County, 708 McGowan, Brookfield, MO 64628; Phone: (660) 258-3083


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

Historical Society
Linn County Historical Society-Tillmanhouse Museum 303 North Livingston Street P.O. Box 394 Brookfield, MO 64658 Phone: (660) 258-7160 Facebook