Laclede County, Missouri Genealogy

United States Missouri  Laclede County

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

County Courthouse
County recorder has marriage records; Clerk 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
See an interactive map of Laclede County border changes at N2Genealogy.

Places/Localities

 * 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

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
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.

Maps

 * Map of Laclede County townships (Histopolis)


 * 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)

Probate
Laclede County Will Transcriptions 1869-1978

Laclede County Probate names from 1849 ---

Births

 * 1883-1922 - Laclede County Birth Index 1883-1922. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Marriages

 * 1849-1885 - Laclede County Marriage Books A thru C Index 1849-1885. Batch at FamilySearch - free.

Deaths

 * Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
 * Palmer Funeral Home 1919-1926
 * Palmer Funeral Home 1926-1934
 * Colonial Funeral Home 1955-1990
 * Colonial/Shadel Funeral Home 1970-1973

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Laclede County Genealogical Society
 * Lebanon Missouri Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.