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{{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lafayette_County,_Missouri|Lafayette County]]'' | {{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Lafayette_County,_Missouri|Lafayette County]]'' | ||
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| + | == County Courthouse == | ||
| − | + | [http://www.lafayettecountymo.com/ Lafayette County Courthouse]<br>1001 Main Street; PO Box 357; <br>Lexington, MO 64067<br>Phone: 660.259.4315 <br><br>County Recorder has marriage, divorce, probate, <br>court and land records from 1821<br> | |
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| − | Lafayette County Courthouse<br> 1001 Main Street; PO Box 357; <br>Lexington, MO 64067<br> Phone: 660.259.4315 <br><br>County Recorder has marriage, divorce, probate, <br>court and land records from 1821<br> | ||
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Revision as of 11:53, 17 October 2012
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Missouri, United States Genealogy Lafayette County
Contents
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Lafayette County Courthouse
1001 Main Street; PO Box 357;
Lexington, MO 64067
Phone: 660.259.4315
County Recorder has marriage, divorce, probate,
court and land records from 1821
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1820--Lafayette County was created 16 November 1820 from Cooper County. County seat: Lexington. [1] The county was originally named Lillard County. Its name was changed in 1825 to Lafayette County.
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
See an interactive map of Lafayette County boundary changes.
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
- The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all Missouri Counties.
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Resources[edit | edit source]
Archives and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
- The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has burial records for the Missouri Veterans Cemetery at Higginsville, Mo and other veterans cemeteries around the country.
The Confederate Home Cemetery in Higginsville, Mo is not available at this site, but records submitted by the general public are available on Find A Grave.com.
BillionGraves:
- Missouri Veterans Cemetery, Dover
- St. John's Cemetery, Concordia
- St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery, Freedom
Church[edit | edit source]
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Local Histories[edit | edit source]
A Portrait and biographical record of Lafayette and Saline counties, Missouri ... (1893) is available online free from Google Books. The first part of the book contains biographies of the U.S. presidents. The second part, starting on p.111, contains biographies Lafayette and Saline county residents.
Maps[edit | edit source]
- Map of Lafayette County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Lafayette County. The city of St. Louis is not included in this collection.
Military[edit | edit source]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
- Records of the Missouri Confederate Pension Applications and Soldiers Home Applications for the Missouri Confederate Home in Higginsville are available online from FamilySearch.
Civil War Battles[edit | edit source]
The following Civil War Battles was fought in Lafayette County
- September 13-20, 1861 = Lexington I[2] also known as Battle of the Hemp Bales
- October 19, 1864 = Lexington II[3]
Map showing Civil War battles in Missouri
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
- Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Sedalia newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that sometimes included Lafayette County residents.
Probate[edit | edit source]
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Births[edit | edit source]
Marriages[edit | edit source]
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
Societies and Museums[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers
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Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
- Family History Library Catalog
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 15 August 2012)
- ↑ Heritage Preservation Services, Civil War Battle Summaries by State, (accessed 15 August 2012)
