Linn County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Linn County

Guide to Linn County Missouri 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
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 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 ($)

Cemeteries
rootsweb has a great list of Linn County cemeteries with directions.

http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~molinn/lccem.html
 * Linn County, Missouri, Cemetery Records, Vol. 2 & 8 at Ancestry.com ($)

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

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.

Births

 * 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

 * 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.

Deaths

 * 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

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

Historical Society
Linn County Historical Society-Museum 303 North Livingston Street P.O. Box 394 Brookfield, MO 64658 Phone: (660) 258-7160 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Tillmanhouse/65645869129

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers