Kansas
Statehood: 29 Jan 1861
34th state of the United States
Bordering states:
North: Nebraska
South: Oklahoma
East: Missouri
West: Colorado
Capital: Topeka
Largest city: Wichita
Map: Kansas, 1867
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Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Counties: Original counties as listed in the 1861 Kansas Wyandotte Constitution, Article 10, Sect. 3: Allen, Anderson, Arapahoe, Atchison, Bourbon, Breckinridge, Brown, Butler, Chase, Clay, Coffey, Davis, Dickinson, Doniphan, Dorn, Douglas, Franklin, Godfrey, Greenwood, Hunter, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Leavenworth, Linn, Lykins, Madison, Marshall, McGee, Morris, Nemaha, Osage, Pottawatomie, Riley, Shawnee, Washington, Wilson, Woodson, and Wyandotte. Kansas County Creation Dates and Parent Counties. Counties in 2020: 105.
Virtual Libraries
State of Kansas
The Annals of Kansas, Daniel Webster Wilder, 1886.
Cherokee County
History of Cherokee County, Kansas and Representative Citizens, Nathaniel Thompson Allison, 1904.
Wilson County
Neodesha, Kansas, 1916 city directory, Heritage Genealogy Society Reprint, 1972.
Additional Websites
Index to Obituaries in The Pittsburg (Crawford County, Kansas) Morning Sun, 1975-2004.
Historical Markers and War Memorials in Kansas
Newspapers
Chronicling America, digitized: Kansas
Community History Archive Newspapers: Kansas
Small Town Newspapers
(Scroll to Kansas)
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
1861 Kansas Wyandotte Constitution
Kansas Genealogical Society & Online Library
Kansas Historical Society, Genealogy indexes
Kansas Memory
(Kansas Historical Society)
Kansas University Library Digital Collections
Crawford County
Crawford County Genealogical Society, Pittsburg Public Library. Index of holdings.
Military
Kansas, Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889
Enrollment of Ex-Soldiers and Sailors, their Widows and Orphans, 1889. Unit ID #190462, 69 volumes. Records of the Adjutant General’s Office. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas (Ancestry)
Kansas, World War I Veteran’s Benefits Enrollment Forms, 1930
Enrollment of World War One Veterans or Their Widows and Orphans, 1930. 43 rolls. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas (Ancestry)
Kansas, World War I Veteran Collection, 1917-1919
Compilation of Kansas State Historical Society (Ancestry)
Kansas, World War II Selective Service Index, 1940-1946
WWII Kansas Draft Board Records Index. Kansas Historical Society. (Ancestry)
Record Sets-State Level
Kansas Record Sets (Ancestry Collections)
Kansas Record Sets (Family Search)
Vital Records
Births
Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 FamilySearch records (Ancestry)
Marriages
Kansas, County Marriage Records, 1811-1911
Marriage Records. Kansas Marriages. Various Kansas County District Courts and Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas
(Ancestry)
Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911
FamilySearch records (Ancestry)
Deaths and Burials
Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930
FamilySearch records (Ancestry)
Kansas, Cemetery Records, 1812-1981
Kansas Cemetery Records. Miscellaneous Cemetery Records. Kansas State Historical Society, Topeka, Kansas (Ancestry)
Kansas, Wills and Probate Records, 1803-1987
Kansas, County, District and Probate Courts
(Ancestry)
Kansas, Vital Record Abstracts, 1854-2009
Vital Record Abstracts. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas Historical Society (Ancestry)
Census and people related
Kansas, City and County Census Records,
1919-1961
State Board of Agriculture. Population Schedules and Statistical Rolls: Cities (1919–1961). Kansas State Historical Society, Archives Division, Topeka, Kansas (Ancestry)
Maps
Property Ownership Maps or Plat Books, Kansas Historical Society
Kansas Maps, Library of Congress
KansasLandowner Maps, Library of Congress
Interactive Map of Kansas County Formation History, Maps of U.S.
Manuscripts
Kansas Manuscripts, Archive Grid
Kansas Manuscripts, Library of Congress
Printed Materials, Kansas Memory