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Ellis County, Kansas genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

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Coordinates: 39.99°0′N 91.19°0′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W / 39.99; -91.19

Ellis County, Kansas
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Location in the state of Kansas
Location of Kansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 26, 1867
County Seat	Hays
Courthouse
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Address	Ellis County Courthouse 1204 Fort Street Hays, Kansas 67601-3899 Phone: 785.628.9410

County Courthouse

1204 Fort St;
Hays, KS 67601
Phone: 785.628.8410

County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death records 1886-1911.
Clerk District court has divorce, probate, court and naturalization records.
Register of Deeds has land, military discharge & school records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1867--Ellis County was created 26 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Hays ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

• Ellis
• Hays

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Barton
• Ness
• Osborne
• Rooks
• Rush
• Russell
• Trego

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

• Ellis County was not organized until after the Civil War so no Civil War enlistment records exist.

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Ellis Public Library: Library holdings can be searched in Pathfinder Central. The library may have cataloged unique items related to genealogy and local history, in addition to published works for this area.

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Hays Kansas Family History Center

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Ellis County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Ellis County, Kansas page 250 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).