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Miami 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

Miami County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Location of Kansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	August 30, 1855
County Seat	Paola
Courthouse
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Address	Miami County Courthouse 201 S. Pearl Street, Suite 102 Meade, Kansas 66701 Phone: 913.294.3976

County Courthouse

Miami County Courthouse
201 S Pearl St Ste 102;
Paola, KS 66071
Phone: 913.294.3976

Formerly Lykins County. Name changed to Miami 3 June 1861
Register of Deeds has land records from 1857.
Circuit Court has probat and marriage records from 1857,
birth and death records.
Clerk DistrictCourt has court and naturalization records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1855--Lykins County was created 30 August 1855.  Name changed in 1861 to Miami County.  County seat: Paola ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Anderson
• Bates County, Missouri
• Cass County, Missouri
• Douglas
• Franklin
• Johnson
• Linn
  

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

During the Civil War men from this county enlisted in the 15th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company C.

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS 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
• Miami County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Miami County, Kansas page 253, 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).