Lawrence County Missouri
History and Genealogy
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Lawrence County was organized in 1845 out of northern Barry and southern Dade counties. Earlier this area was part of the original Greene County. The first settlers of European descent began arriving in present day Lawrence County in the early 1830's, about five years after the Indian Removal of 1825. Immigrants came primarily from Virginia, Kentucky, the Carolinas and Tennessee. Today the county has 14 townships with Mt. Vernon being the County Seat. For a listing of towns, villages and features (past and present) click here
This is a genealogy web site. If you're looking for current county information try these web sites: Aurora Chamber of Commerce Monett Chamber of Commerce Missouri Chamber of Commerce |
| Lawrence County | Lawrence County Research Aids |
Mailing List Message Board | Other Lawrence County Research Tools. Ancestry/Rootsweb Message Board, Lawrence County Missouri. Includes queries, obituaries, wills, deeds, etc. |
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Afro-Amer Land Mgmt Oseda Civil War USGS GNIS |
Links to General Research Tools. Bureau of Land Management records Maps at Oseda Missouri in the Civil War US Geological Survey - GNIS place locator |
| Lawrence County Missouri Territory 1815-1819 | We are frequently confused with: Lawrence Co, Missouri Territory, 1815-1819 became Lawrence County, Arkansas 1819; "Many Arkansas families went back and forth across state lines between MO & AR. Our Lawrence Co. was here a long time and was about 1/3 of the state of {now} AR in 1815." --Jeri Helms Fultz |
GenWeb Links
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This page last revised 15 June 2009
For questions or comments, please email Larry Flesher, temporary coordinator.