Wabaunsee County, Kansas
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| − | * | + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/2nd_Regiment,_Kansas_Infantry 2nd Regiment, Kansas Infantry],[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/statewide/military/civilwar/adjutant/2i/b.html Company B] |
*8th Regiment, Kansas Infantry, Company E | *8th Regiment, Kansas Infantry, Company E | ||
| − | *2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies A, B, F, K | + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/2nd_Regiment,_Kansas_Cavalry 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry], Companies A, B, F, K |
| − | *5th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company A | + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/5th_Regiment,_Kansas_Cavalry 5th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry], Company A |
| − | *6th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company F | + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/6th_Regiment,_Kansas_Cavalry 6th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry], Company F |
| − | * | + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/9th_Regiment,_Kansas_Cavalry 9th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry], Company E |
| − | *11th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies E, G, K, L, M | + | *[https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/11th_Regiment,_Kansas_Cavalry 11th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry], Companies E, G, K, L, M |
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
Revision as of 19:30, 26 February 2013
United States 
Kansas Wabaunsee County
Wabaunsee 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.
Coordinates: 39.99°0′N 91.19°0′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W
| Wabaunsee County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Location of Kansas in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | August 30, 1855 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Alma |
| Courthouse | |
| Photo courtesy [[]] | |
| Address | Wabaunsee County Courthouse 215 Kansas Ave. Alma, Kansas 66401-0278 Phone: 785.765.2421 |
Contents |
County Courthouse
Wabaunsee County Courthouse
215 Kansas Street
Alma, KS 66401
Phone: 785.765.3414
Formerly Richardson Co. Name changed to Wabaunsee 11 Feb 1859.
County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records 1892-1910.
Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records. [1]
History
Parent County
1855--Wabaunsee County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Alma [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Wabaunsee County, Kansas for European and African American settlers included:
- Kansas River
- Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon[3]
- California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California[4]
- Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah[5]
Military
Civil War
Men from Waubaunsee county enlisted in:
- 2nd Regiment, Kansas Infantry,Company B
- 8th Regiment, Kansas Infantry, Company E
- 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies A, B, F, K
- 5th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company A
- 6th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company F
- 9th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company E
- 11th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies E, G, K, L, M
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
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
- Wabaunsee County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Wabaunsee County, Kansas page 256, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
- ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in Oregon National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/oreg/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ National Park Service, "(Auto Tour Route) Maps" in California National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/cali/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
- ↑ National Park Service, "Auto Tour Route Maps" in Mormon Pioneer National Historic Trail at http://www.nps.gov/mopi/planyourvisit/maps.htm (accessed 18 July 2011).
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