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Osage County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. The county was
named for the Osage River.
As of 2000, the population was 13,062. Its county seat is Linn. The center
of population of Missouri is located in Osage County, in the city
of Westphalia. Osage County was organized January 29, 1841,
from Gasconade County and named for
the Osage River. The name Osage is generally believed to be a corruption by
the French of Washazhe, the name of the Osage
Indians. The name has also been given as Wawsashe, Wacase, and Wassashsha.
Marquette spelled the named Ouchage and Autrechacha. The name, to the Indians, meant
"people." Counties adjacent to Osage are: Callaway
County (north); Gasconade
County (east); Maries
County (south) Miller
County (southwest); and Cole
County (west). |
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COUNTY RECORDS |
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All Departments below are in the Osage
County Courthouse
located at P.O. Box 825, LInn, MO 65051; Telephone:
(573) 897-3114 , unless otherwise noted below. The Official County website is
located at http://www.osagecountymo.com/ . Osage County has records of genealogical interest available: Recorder
of Deeds: Index
to deeds, 1841-1886; Deed records, 1841-1889; Marriage records, 1841-1920. Clerk of
the County Court: Permanent record of births, 1883-1895; Register of births and
stillbirths, 1883-1898; Permanent record of deaths, 1883-1893; Register of
deaths, 1883-1894; County court records, 1841-1856; State census, 1876; Tax
books, 1844, 1856-1862 and 1865; Land owner’s list, 1844. Clerk of
the Circuit Court: Index
to circuit court records, 1841-1905; Circuit court records, 1841-1890. Clerk of the Probate Court: Index to probate records, 1841 -1895; Probate records,
1841-1892; Administrator’s/executor’s letters, bonds and records, 1841-1923;
Inventories, appraisements and sale bills, 1870-1898; Guardian’s/curator’s
records, 1887-1894; Will records, 1841-1916. The Health Department has Birth & Death Records There are a few online databases for Court, Land and Probate Records which include:Missouri |
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Missouri State Genealogical Association, P.O. Box 833, Columbia, MO 65205-0833 |
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Your LINK to the Historical
Places and Districts in Osage County
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LINKS to additional
historic locations within or near this locality. |
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surnames
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The
following are names of persons, found within our databases, as having been either born,
married or died in this location. To find out more about each surname listed above click on the corresponding LINK. |
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Baker; Briggs; Brown;
Johnson; McCoy: Moreland;
Pinnell;
Smith |
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Additional
information regarding these and other surnames may also be found at: |
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ancestral gen-sites
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Jefferson Township |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(s): Highland township, Lewis County, MO Detailed Profile |
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Website resources
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Our Genealogy Reference Library (USA Locations) ·
Genealogy Forum: U.S. States ·
Family Search, IGI Batches, Localities ·
Genealogy.com: Resources by county |
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have any photographs or other images relating to this ancestral location,
we would greatly appreciate hearing from you. Use the following LINK to ascertain whether we have any
images that pertain to this location. |
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