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Kansas is a U.S. state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. Residents of Kansas are called "Kansans." Kansas was first settled by European Americans in the 1830s, but the pace of settlement accelerated in the 1850s, in the midst of political wars over the slavery issue. When officially opened to settlement by the U.S. government in 1854, abolitionist Free-Staters from New England and pro-slavery settlers from neighboring Missouri rushed to the territory to determine if Kansas would become a free state or a slave state. Thus, the area was a hotbed of violence and chaos in its early days as these forces collided, and was known as Bleeding Kansas. The abolitionists eventually prevailed and on January 29, 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free state. After the Civil War, the population of Kansas grew rapidly, when waves of immigrants turned the prairie into farmland. Today, Kansas is one of the most productive agricultural states, producing high yields of wheat, sorghum and sunflowers. Kansas is the 15th most extensive and the 33rd most populous of the 50 United States. Kansas is bordered by Nebraska on the north; Missouri on the east; Oklahoma on the south; and Colorado on the west. The state is divided into 105 counties with 628 cities, and is located equidistant from the Pacific and Atlantic oceans. The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is located in Smith County near Lebanon. The geodetic center of North America was located in Meades Ranch, Kansas, Osborne County until 1983. This spot was used until that date as the central reference point for all maps of North America produced by the U.S. government. The geographic center of Kansas is located in Barton County. |
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Surname
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The following are
surnames of persons, found within our databases, as having
been either born, married or
died in this U.S. State. Names in dark red denote
direct ancestral surnames. |
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Alexander ·
Amos ·
Bailey ·
Baker ·
Brown ·
Collier |
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Cooper ·
Dickson ·
Douglass ·
Elliott ·
Fritts ·
Gardner |
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Giddens ·
Harvey ·
Hitt ·
Johnson ·
Jones ·
Kohler |
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Lemons ·
Lineberry ·
Littlepage ·
Lovelace ·
Lyons ·
McVicker |
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Moreland ·
Peachee ·
Pinnell ·
Riley ·
Ross ·
Tabler |
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Tatum ·
Thomason ·
Tiffin ·
Valentine ·
Wilson |
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Click on this link to find out more about each surname listed
above as well as other surnames found within our three family databases. |
This link will also lead you to surname resources at Rootsweb, and information about
the world-wide distribution of a surname. |
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you get the best
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The different searches will give you many different ways of using Google and
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about the World distribution of any surname.
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Our Ancestral
Counties
The following
named counties are associated with the history of our DIRECT ancestors. To select a
specific ancestral county, go to our ANCESTRAL LOCATIONS home page. Here you will find
additional links to our county pages where you can obtain information about
our family gen-sites, images of localities, and surnames of persons, in our
database, who have lived in the selected county. |
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Click on this thumbnail map for a
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Gazetteer of Places
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The following Links will take you to
gazetteers that identify places within this U.S. State. These resources feature profiles of cities,
towns, neighborhoods and subdivisions.
In addition this site contains maps, data and directions for a wide
variety of physical, cultural and historic features. |
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* includes but not limited to Cemeteries, Churches, Locales, Military Installations;
Populated Places, Post Offices, Schools, Streams, and Trails |
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Kansas,
United States
Details | Resources | Counties | Cities | Cemeteries | Surveys | |
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Boundary changes
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Conducting genealogical
research in the United States requires an understanding of State and County
boundaries. As the population grew
more counties were created to meet the public’s need for localized
governments. This phenomena
was common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th
centuries. As such you may be looking
for records in the wrong county or state.
The web site for the Atlas of Historical County
Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states. The Atlas of
Historical County Boundaries is meant to be a resource for people seeking
records of past events, as well as people trying to analyze, interpret and
display county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records, and Vital
Records that
document birth, death, and marriage.
The following link will take you to a list of all the boundary changes to this State and each county or
equivalent within this U.S. State, as well as the date these changes
occurred. Each entry is followed by a
citation to the primary source(s) used to determine the change. |
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Maps and text covering the historical boundaries, names,
organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county,
and unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of the first county
through 31 December 2000. Choose a date (day, month, and year) to view
historical county configurations against the modern county network. Use the
toolbar to zoom, pan, measure, view descriptions and citations, or print a
desired map. Use the Help button on top right of the interactive map frame to
read full descriptions of how to use the layers and tools on the interactive
map site. View Index of Counties
and Equivalents Complete index of every county, county equivalent, or
other area relevant to the evolution of state and county boundaries; includes
extinct and proposed counties, non-county areas, and provides cross
references for name changes, and hyperlinks to corresponding entries from the
Individual County Chronologies. Also accessible from the County Index link at
the bottom of the interactive map frame. View
Consolidated Chronology of State and County Boundaries Organizes the historical data chronologically, combining
all the county events into a single composite entry for each date. Each entry
is followed by a citation to the primary source(s) used to determine the
change. Also accessible from the Chronologies link at the bottom of the
interactive map frame. View
Individual County Chronologies Organizes the historical data alphabetically by county
name with each entry covering all the changes to a single county or
equivalent. Each entry is followed by a citation to the primary source(s)
used to determine the change. Also accessible from the Chronologies link at
the bottom of the interactive map frame. |
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County Research (Genealogical)
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Clicking
on a Link
(below) will take you to the County’s website. Here you will find additional links to more
information specific to that location.
The USGenWeb
Project
also sponsors important Special
Projects,
at the national level, that were created to collect and disseminate data that
goes beyond county and state lines. |
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Allen; Anderson; Atchison; Barber; Barton; Bourbon; Brown; Butler; Chase; Chautauqua; Cherokee; Cheyenne; Clark; Clay; Cloud; Coffey; Comanche; Cowley; Crawford; Decatur; Dickinson; Doniphan; Douglas; Edwards; Elk; Ellis; Ellsworth; Finney; 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; Marion; Marshall; McPherson; Meade; Miami; Mitchell; Montgomery; Morris; Morton; Nemaha; Neosho; Ness; Norton; Osage; Osborne; Ottawa; Pawnee; Phillips; Pottawatomie; Pratt; Rawlins; Reno; Republic; Rice; 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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County Research (General)
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Wikipedia is a multilingual, Web-based, free-content encyclopedia project
based mostly on anonymous contributions. Clicking on a Link
(below) will take you to the Wikipedia article about the county. Here you will find additional links to
guide the user to related pages with additional information. |
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Allen | Anderson | Atchison | Barber | Barton | Bourbon | Brown | Butler | Chase | Chautauqua | Cherokee | Cheyenne | Clark | Clay | Cloud | Coffey | Comanche | Cowley | Crawford | Decatur | Dickinson | Doniphan | Douglas | Edwards | Elk | Ellis | Ellsworth | Finney | 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 | Marion | Marshall | McPherson | Meade | Miami | Mitchell | Montgomery | Morris | Morton | Nemaha | Neosho | Ness | Norton | Osage | Osborne | Ottawa | Pawnee | Phillips | Pottawatomie | Pratt | Rawlins | Reno | Republic | Rice | 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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Where in the World are My
Ancestors?
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Resources which enhance
our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as important as their names. The LINK |
to the right will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and
other helpful resources that will assist you in discovering
Ancestral Locations. |
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Gen tool-kit
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has
been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this
location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit
some of the interesting historical sites located therein. It can be very satisfying to mix research
with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an
understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research
sessions. When visiting an ancestral
state for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important
places to visit are the State Archives; the State Library; and the State
historical and/or genealogical societies.
It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend
visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to
historical and genealogical societies. Most if not all of these links are to websites that do not require a subscription. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Cemeteries
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history
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Kansas Post Offices 1880 ($) |
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Libraries, museums, arcxhives
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Historic House Museums & Historic Structures ·
Historic House Museums in Indiana ·
Historical Museum Guide for Indiana ·
Indiana Memory : Indiana digital library |
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Indiana
State Digital Archives ·
Indiana
State Library Genealogy Division |
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Maps and gazetteers
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A Collection of Digitized Kansas Maps ·
Eastern Kansas 1856 ·
Historic USGS maps of Kansas ·
Illinois, Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas 1860 ·
Kan., Neb., Colo. 1870 ·
Kansas 1875 ·
Kansas 1897 ·
Kansas 1879 ·
Kansas And The Gold Mines
1862 ·
Kansas County Maps 1855- Present ·
Kansas Historical Maps and Atlases ·
Kansas Maps U.S. Map Collection ($) |
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Kansas State Atlas 1887 Land Ownership ($) ·
Kansas Towns and Cities, 1912 ($) ·
Kansas, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, &
Indian Territory ·
Kansas, Nebraska 1880 ·
Kansas, Nebraska 1890 ·
Kansas,
Nebraska 1866 ·
Map of Kansas, Texas and Indian Territory 1867 ·
Missouri And Kanzas 1860 ·
Nebraska And Kansas 1860 ·
Nebraska and Kansas 1854 ·
Nebraska and Kanzas 1856 |
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records
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Kansas Department of Health and Environment ·
Kansas Birth Certificates, Death Records, Marriage
Licenses ·
Kansas Births and Christenings 1818-1936 ·
Kansas Deaths and Burials 1885-1930 |
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Kansas Marriages 1840-1935 ·
Kansas Vital Records Information ·
Kansas, County Marriages 1855-1911 ·
Marriage
Notices From Kansas Territorial Newspapers 1854-61 |
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societies
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Kansas Council of Genealogical Societies, Inc. ·
Kansas Division (Sons
of Confederate Veterans) ·
Kansas Society (National Society Daughters of the
American Revolution) |
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Kansas Society Children of the American Revolution ·
Kansas State Historical Society ·
Kansas State Society United States Daughters of 1812) ·
The Kansas Trekker Coalition of Historical Trekkers |
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Internet resources
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The Google search
engine button and following web sites may
provide you |
with additional information to
assist with your research about
this U. S. State.
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50states.com - States and Capitals ·
United States Research
Wiki – Family Search ·
Genealogy Trails History
Group ·
StateGenSites
- U.S. Genealogy Sites by State ·
Family
Search, USA IGI Batches, Localities ·
Birth & Marriage
Records Indexes for USA ·
Record
Search - Family
Search.org ·
Genealogy.com: Resources by
county |
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Genealogy Forum: U.S.
States ·
Rootsweb.com
– U.S. Message Boards ·
Cyndi's
List – United States Index ·
Data Base Collections
at Ancestry.com ($) ·
Histopolis.com – Collaborative Genealogy and History ·
DistantCousin.com - archive of genealogy records ·
Searchable
Death Indexes & Records ·
Census
Finder –Free
Census and other Records |
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Locality
Specific Resources
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Rootsweb Message Board – Kansas |
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Free Records
& Databases
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All of the records and databases we’ve collected are FREE and can be accessed and searched online without
having to pay for a subscription. We
have divided our collected into 14 record types as follows: Biographical;
Birth; Cemetery; Census & City Directories; Church; Court; Death;
Immigration & Naturalization; Land; Marriage; Military; Newspapers;
Occupational; and Tax Records. We try not to list any sites
that have only a few records for the purpose of getting you to a website that
will charge a fee to actually see the record beyond just a name.
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Genealogy
Reference Library
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The following Link will take you to our library of genealogy reference books that pertain to this U.S. State. Here you will find books about the history and records of this State, as well as its counties and other localities such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works about State military units and personnel during America’s wars. In addition, there are resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups who settled in this State. |
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