Clinton County, Missouri
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{{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Clinton_County,_Missouri|Clinton County]]'' | {{Missouri-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Missouri|Missouri]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Clinton_County,_Missouri|Clinton County]]'' | ||
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| + | | county = Clinton County | ||
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| + | | state = Missouri | ||
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| + | | founded year = 1833 | ||
| + | | founded date = January 2 | ||
| + | | seat = Plattsburg | ||
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| + | | building address = Clinton County Courthouse<br> 211 N Main Street<br>PO Box 245<br>Plattsburg, MO 64477-0245<br>Phone: 816.539.3719<br>[http://www.courtreference.com/Clinton-County-Missouri-Courts.htm '''Clinton County Website'''] }} | ||
=== County Courthouse === | === County Courthouse === | ||
| − | + | <br><br>County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records<br>from 1833 and military records from 1919; Probate Judge <br>has probate records<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Clinton County, Missouri. Page 399 {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref> | |
== History == | == History == | ||
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Missouri Clinton County
| Clinton County, Missouri | |
| Map | |
 Location of Missouri in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 2, 1833 |
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| County Seat | Plattsburg |
| Courthouse | |
| Address | Clinton County Courthouse 211 N Main Street PO Box 245 Plattsburg, MO 64477-0245 Phone: 816.539.3719 Clinton County Website |
Contents |
County Courthouse
County Clerk has marriage, divorce, court and land records
from 1833 and military records from 1919; Probate Judge
has probate records[1]
History
Parent County
1833--Clinton County was created 2 January 1833 from Clay County. County seat: Plattsburg [2]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Clinton County boundary changes at N2Genealogy.
Record Loss
COUNTY BUILDING DAMAGED
PLATTSBURG, Mo. (AP) - Fire destroyed the top floor of the 80-year-old Clinton County Courthouse here Friday, but county officials say most government records were saved. ... The sheriff said he lost all of his arrest records and a two-way radio system. ... County Collector Carl Joson said the county's tax records could be salvaged because they were kept in a vault, but everything in the office except his brass spittoon was destroyed. ...
The Daily Capital News, Jefferson City, MO 15 Jun 1974
(source:GenDisasters)
Places/Localities
- The State Historical Society of Missouri has information on historical Missouri place names for all 114 Missouri Counties.
Populated Places
Cameron, Missouri. Population over 9,000 (this includes the prison.)
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Cameron Memory Gardens. East of Cameron on Grand Avenue or "Old 36 Hwy" This is Cameron's newest Cemetery.
Census
For tips on accessing Clinton County, Missouri census records online, see: Missouri Census.
Church
Cameron First Baptist Church.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Cameron.
Court
Land
Local Histories
The History of Clinton County, Missouri: containing a history of the County ... (1881) is available online free from Google Books.
A Portrait and biographical record of Buchanan and Clinton counties, Missouri containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens... (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 Buchanan and Clinton county residents.
Maps
- Interactive map of Clinton County townships (Histopolis)
- The University of Missouri Digital Library has digital copies of Missouri county plat books (ca. 1930) for all Missouri counties including Clinton County.
Military
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Births
Marriages
Deaths
- Missouri State Archives provides on-line access to Missouri Death Certificates more than 50 yrs old starting in 1910.
Societies and Libraries
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- 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
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Clinton County, Missouri. Page 399 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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