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United States Kansas Phillips County

Phillips 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

Phillips County, Kansas
Map
Location in the state of Kansas
Location of Kansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 26, 1867
County Seat	Phillipsburg
Courthouse
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Address	Phillips County Courthouse 301 State Street Phillipsburg, Kansas 67661 Phone: 785.543.6825

County Courthouse

Phillips County Courthouse
;301 State Street
Phillipsburg, KS 67661
Phone: 785.543.5513

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

History

Parent County

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

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

• Kirwin
• Logan
• Long Island
• Phillipsburg
• Prairie View

Neighboring Counties

• Franklin County, Nebraska
• Furnas County, Nebraska
• Graham
• Harlan County, Nebraska
• Norton
• Rooks
• Smith

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

• Phillips County was not organized until after the Civil War.

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Kirwin City 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.

Logan 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.

Phillipsburg City 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.

Long Island Community Library and Sunshine Library, Prairie View, will be available on Pathfinder Central later in 2010.

Family History Centers

• Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
• Phillipsburg 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
• Phillips County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Phillips County, Kansas page 254, 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).