Lincoln County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Lincoln County

Guide to Lincoln 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 from 1825, land, death and burial records; Pro Judge has probate records from 1823; Clerk Circuit Court has divorce records

Parent County
1818--Lincoln County was created 14 December 1818 from St. Charles County. County seat: Troy

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 114 Missouri Counties.

Neighboring Counties
Calhoun County, Illinois •  Montgomery  •  Pike  •  St. Charles  •  Warren

Biographies

 * Portrait and biographical record of St. Charles, Lincoln, and Warren Counties, Missouri : containing portraits and biographical at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries
FindaGrave Listings.

Court

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * Goodspeed Publishing Company (Chicago). History of Lincoln County, Missouri from the earliest time to the present : including a department devoted to the preservation of sundry personal, business, professional and private records; besides a valuable fund of notes, original observations, etc.. Chicago : Goodspeed Pub. Co., 1888.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps



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


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

Civil War

 * - 2nd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C
 * - 2nd Provisional Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company D
 * - 3rd Regiment, Missouri State Militia Cavalry (2nd Organization) (Union), Company G&lt;br
 * - 37th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company C
 * - 37th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company A
 * - 37th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company D
 * - 37th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company E
 * - 37th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company F
 * - 37th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company G
 * - 37th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (Union), Company I

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

Births

 * 1827 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1851 - 1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry.com — index/images $
 * 1865-1881 - Lincoln County Birth Index 1865-1881. 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 $
 * 1825-1879 - Lincoln County Marriage Books 1 thru 3 Index 1825-1879. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1865-1881 - Lincoln County Marriage Index 1865-1881. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * 1879-1885 - Lincoln County Marriage Books 4 and 5 Index 1879-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

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 - Lincoln County Death Index 1883. Batch at FamilySearch - free.
 * Lincoln County, Missouri Deaths, 1866-1936 at Ancestry.com ($)

Genealogy Societies, Archives and Libraries

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

Genealogical Society

 * Lincoln County Genealogical Society and Library 1023 Ridge Road Troy, MO 63379-5654 Phone: (636) 528-7551 Website

Historical Society

 * Lincoln County Historical and Archeological Society, 211 West Collier Street, Troy, MO 63379; Phone: (636) 338-4344