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Kansas Area Key to Genealogical Records
Introduction
One of the necessary tasks for all family history researcher is to learn about the
history and the records for the States and Counties where their ancestors lived.
My mother called this developing an "Area Key". In other words you need to know
the territory. This page represents what I have located for an Area Key for Kansas
so far.
Area Keys
need to contain a little history, how the area began to be settled and
organized, beginning dates of counties and parent
counties, maps, a list of towns,
information about the state records including when various types of records such
as vital records began to be kept, a list of repositories
such as archives, libraries, and internet sources that contain records,
publications and databases for the state and how we can gain access to them, and
other statewide collections such as for church organizations and lineage
societies.
If you have ancestors in Kansas, you would be wise to
make this make this Area Key one of your favorites so you can come back often. I
hope to have all the county pages available by the end of the year.
Sincerely, Donna K. Clark
Kansas Counties
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| Allen |
Anderson |
Atchison |
Barber |
| Barton |
Bourbon |
Brown |
Butler |
| Chase |
Chautauqua |
Cherokee |
Cheyenne |
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Clark |
Clay |
Cloud |
Coffey |
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Comanche |
Cowley |
Crawford |
Decatur |
| Dickinson |
Doniphan |
Douglas |
Edwards |
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Elk |
Ellis |
Ellsworth |
Finney |
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Ford |
Franklin |
Geary |
Gove |
| Graham |
Grant |
Gray |
Greeley |
| Greenwood |
Hamilton |
Harper |
Harvey |
| Haskell |
Hodgeman |
Jackson |
Jefferson |
| Jewell |
Johnson |
Kearny |
Kingman |
| Kiowa |
Labette |
Lane |
Leavenworth |
| Lincoln |
Linn |
Logan |
Lyon |
| McPherson |
Marion |
Marshall |
Meade |
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Miami |
Mitchell |
Montgomery |
Morris |
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Morton |
Nemaha |
Neosho |
Ness |
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Norton |
Osborne |
Osage |
Ottawa |
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Pawnee |
Phillips |
Pottawatomie |
Pratt |
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Rawlins |
Reno |
Republic |
Rice |
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Riley |
Rooks |
Rush |
Russell |
| Saline |
Scott |
Sedgwick |
Seward |
| Shawnee |
Sheridan |
Sherman |
Smith |
| Stafford |
Stanton |
Stevens |
Sumner |
| Thomas |
Trego |
Wabaunsee |
Wallace |
| Washington |
Wichita |
Wilson |
Woodson |
| Wyandotte |
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Kansas Statewide Genealogy Publications
Kansas became a territory in 1854 and a state in 1861.
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The following census links at Ancestry.com
take you to the page where you can enter your ancestor's name and search
for that ancestor. To search the original census page by page, scroll down
to the bottom, click on the desired state, then county, and then township. |
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1855-1915 Kansas State Census Collection
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1850-1880 U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules
- online at Ancestry.com |
1860 U.S. Census
 - online at Ancestry.com |
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1870 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1880 U. S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1890- There is no 1890 census or veteran census
for Kansas. |
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1900 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1910 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1920 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1930 U.S. Census
- online at Ancestry.com |
Kansas Directories
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1889
Southwestern business directory: including principal towns on Atchison,
Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway, Kansas
City, Fort Scott and Memphis Railroad, Denver, Texas and Fort Worth
Railway, Texas and Pacific Railway, Union Pacific Railway, Denver and Rio
Grande Railway, Colorado Midland Railway, and Atlantic and Pacific
Railroad.
- online at Ancestry.com |
Kansas
History
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pub. 1890
Kansas Historical and Descriptive Review
- online at Ancestry.com |
Kansas
Land
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1864-1918
U.S. County Land Ownership Atlases, c. 1864-1918
- online at Ancestry.com |
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World-wide
www.FamilySearch.org - free index
online by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The largest collection of genealogy records is in Salt
Lake City, Utah. Their web site includes a free index to an online database
currently called the Ancestral File and other major collections including
the 1880 US Census and the 1881 United Kingdom Census.
The web site also
contains an online catalog to their massive genealogy collection. Local,
state, and country records have been gathered throughout the world. Individual lists of
U.S. statewide records can be viewed online
including one for
Kansas. If the record has been microfilmed it can be rented and viewed
at a Family History Center near you. Hours and addresses are available on
the Find
a Family History Center Near You web page. Access is open to everyone. |
World-wide
Ancestry's Database for Kansas
- online at Ancestry.com
Ancestry.com began gathering, indexing, and placing
genealogical records on the internet in the 1990's. Their collection not
includes thousands of genealogical records and publications. Compared to
how much they have and what you pay, the cost is reasonable. It is a great
pleasure to find your ancestors in their databases. And now with their
Free Family Tree that you
can establish on their site, their search engine can and will Search Billions of Names at Ancestry.com.
All you have to do is enter a few names and a few dates and your on your
way to discovering your ancestors. It is so easy, it is just plain fun. |
Kansas
Maps
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1895
1895 U.S. Atlas (Kansas map) - free online |
2000
Kansas State Map Collection - free online at geology.com
This page shows county outlines, elevations, rivers
with names, a political map showing 105 counties with county names, and a
road map with the numbers of major highways. |
Kansas
Vital
Records
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1628-1865
Hopkins Family Marriage Records in the United States, 1628-1865
- online at Ancestry.com |
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1854-1873
Kansas Marriage Index, 1854-1873
- online at Ancestry.com |
1937-present
United States Social Security Death Index
- free online at RootsWeb |
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Towns and Cities in Kansas |
A B C D E F G H I J
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S T U V W X
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Cummingham, Kingman, Kansas, United States
Kingman, Kingman, Kansas, United States
Osage Township, Allen, Kansas, United States
Salina, Saline, Kansas, United States
Topeka, Shawnee, Kansas, United States
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