Laclede County, Missouri Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Pierre Laclede. The County is located in the center area of the state.

County Courthouse
Laclede County Courthouse 200 N Adams Avenue Lebanon, MO 65536 Phone: 417-532-5471 Laclede County Website 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.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places in Laclede County, MO, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

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 Records

 * 1732-1933 at FamilySearch — index and images

Church Records
Catholic St. Francis de Sales, Lebanon


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

Court Records

 * 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. $

Directories

 * Lebanan Business Directory 1934

Funeral Homes

 * 1919-1926 Palmer Funeral Home
 * 1926-1934 Palmer Funeral Home
 * 1955-1990 Colonial Funeral Home
 * 1970-1973 Funeral Home

Local Histories

 * History of Laclede, Camden, Dallas, Webster, Wright, Texas, Pulaski, Phelps and Dent counties, Missouri. Available online at Missouri Digital Heritage - images

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 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 Records

 * 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

 * 1940-1945 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1941-1946 at FamilySearch — index and images

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1800-1991 at FamilySearch — index

Probate Records

 * 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 — index and images ($)

Birth

 * 1817-1939 at FamilySearch — index
 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910 - at Missouri Digital Heritage - index
 * 1827-1935 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1851-1910 Missouri Birth Records, 1851-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1883-1922 Laclede County Birth Index 1883-1922. Batch at FamilySearch.

Marriage

 * 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.

Death

 * 1867-1976 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1834-1910 Missouri, Death Records, 1834-1910 at Ancestry — index/images ($)
 * 1883-1930 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * Pre-1910 Missouri Birth & Death Records Database, Pre-1910 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index
 * 1910-1915 Missouri Death Certificates, 1910-1965 at Missouri Digital Heritage - index/images

Family History Centers

 * Lebanon Missouri Family History Center

Societies

 * Laclede County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 350 Lebanon, MO 65536 Website
 * Laclede County Historical Society P.O. Box 1341 Lebanon, MO 65536 Facebook

Websites

 * Missouri Digital Heritage. Free. digital images of many types of records from institutions across the State
 * MOGenWeb. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives. Free. Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions
 * . Free. - The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * Linkpendium. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * CyndisList. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)
 * StateofUS. Free. family history resources and government records
 * Missouri Genealogy. Free. Click links. Some sites they link to may have fees ($)