Lincoln County, Missouri Records

Lincoln County, Missouri (Map It) was created on December 14, 1818 from St. Charles County. The county was named for either Lincoln County, Kentucky (birthplace of Christopher Clark, a Missouri legislator who advocated for the county's creation), or for Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810), an American Revolutionary War general .

Lincoln County is bordered by Pike County (north), Calhoun County IL (east), St. Charles County (southeast), Warren County (southwest), Montgomery County (west).

Lincoln County Cities and Towns include Cave, Chain of Rocks, Corso, Elsberry, Foley, Fountain N' Lakes, Hawk Point, Moscow Mills, Old Monroe, Olney, Silex, Troy, Truxton, Whiteside, Winfield.

A Map of Lincoln County, Missouri contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Lincoln County, Missouri Courthouse Records

The Lincoln County Courthouse is located in Troy, Missouri. The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Lincoln county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

• Lincoln County Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1825 and Land Records from 1819. 
• Lincoln County Circuit Court Clerk / Probate Court Clerk has Probate Records from 1820 and Court & Divorce Records from 1819.
• Lincoln County Clerk of the Court has Birth & Death Records from 1883-84. 
• Lincoln County Tax Assessor Office is responsible for appraising and assessing real estate property and person property for the purpose of taxation as well as transferring ownership of real estate, and keeping real estate maps up to date.
• Local Records Inventory Database, produced by the Missouri Local Records Preservation Program, is a compilation of inventories of local government records identified as having permanent or enduring value and housed primarily in county and municipal offices, but includes some libraries, museums, and historical and genealogical societies that maintain government records. Not all Missouri offices have been inventoried.
• Lincoln County Health Department has Birth Certificates since 1920 and Death Certificates since 1980

Lincoln County, Missouri Census Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri Census Records
• U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1820 (missing), 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
• U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: 1660-1820
• State Population Schedules: 1844-1881
• U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedules: 1850 and 1860
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
• Union Veterans Schedules: 1890

Lincoln County, Missouri Vital Records

• Learn More: State of Missouri Vital Records
• Birth and Death Records: from January 1910 to present
• Marriage Records: from July 1948 to present
• Divorce Records: from July 1948 to present
• Locations: Missouri Office of Vital Statistics
• Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
• Vital Records by Mail: Birth and Death Certificate, Marriage and Divorce Certificate Applications.
• In Person:  Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Bureau of Vital Records, Jefferson City, MO 65102, Telephone: 573-751-6387

Lincoln County, Missouri Resources

• RAOGK Volunteers for Missouri
• Boone-Duden Historical Society
• Lincoln County Missouri Genealogical Society
• Lincoln County Historical and Archeological Society
• Lincoln County, Missouri Message Boards
• Lincoln County, Missouri Genealogy Boards

Lincoln County, Missouri External Links

• Missouri Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
• Lincoln County, Missouri Books - Amazon
• Lincoln Co., Missouri - FindaGrave
• History of Lincoln County, Missouri
• Guide to Lincoln County and Municipal Records on Microfilm - Missouri State Archives
• Missouri Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
• Lincoln County, Missouri Links - Cyndi's List
• Historical Newspapers from Missouri (1808 - 1922)
• Lincoln Co. MOGenweb
• Lincoln County, Missouri Ancestry Database Collections
• Lincoln County, Missouri Military Records