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Ford 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

Ford County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Location of Kansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	March 6, 1873
County Seat	Dodge City
Courthouse
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Address	Ford County Courthouse 100 Gunsmoke Street Dodge City, Kansas 67801-4482 Phone: 316.277.3184

County Courthouse

Ford County Courthouse
100 Gunsmoke
Dodge City, KS 67801
Phone: 316.277.3184

County Clerk has birth, death and burial records.
Probate Judge has marriage, probate and court records.
Clerk District Court has divorce records.
County Clerk has land records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1873--Ford County was created 6 March 1873 from Marion County and unorganized territory. County seat: Dodge City ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

For information about Civil War records see Marion County.
Death-Burial Records Soldiers Home

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Death-Burial Records Soldiers Home

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

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
Ford County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

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

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Major Repositories	Kansas Historical Society · Kansas Genealogical Society · Kansas Department of Health and Environment · Topeka Genealogical Society · Iola Public Library · American Historical Society of Germans from Russia · National Orphan Train Complex · Wichita State University Library · University of Kansas Library · National Archives Central Plains Region (Kansas City) · National Archives I · Family History Library

Migration Routes	Abilene Trail · California Trail · Cherokee Trail · Chisholm Trail · Great Western Cattle Trail · Jones and Plummer Trail · Leavenworth Pike's Peak Express · Mormon Trail · Oregon Trail · Santa Fe Trail · Smoky Hill Trail · Texas Road or Shawnee Trail · Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway

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