Doniphan County, Kansas Genealogy

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Parent County
1855--Doniphan County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Troy

Extinct Communities
Arizona, Belmont Trading post, Bryan, Buffalo, Charlestown, Cold Spring Pony Express Station, Columbus, Cottonwood Springs, Evansville, Fairview, Green Top, Iola, Lafayette, LaPorte, Lawrence, LeRoy, Lewiston, Mount Vernon, Normanville, Palermo, Petersburgh, Rogersville, Smithton, Syracuse, Walnut Grove.

Kansas Heritage gives details on all these locations.

Neighboring Counties

 * Andrew County, Missouri
 * Atchison
 * Brown
 * Buchanan County, Missouri
 * Holt County, Missouri
 * Richardson County, Nebraska

Note: When doing research in Doniphan County it is very useful to note that it is in the corner of the state. Its neighbors are in Missouri and Nebraska. Iowa is a very short distance away. Especially in its infancy, residence of the county traveled to Missouri and Iowa for marriages, churches, and other resources that had limited availability as yet in Kansas. You should also note that many many people from these other states crossed over into Doniphan as this county developed the resources others needed.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Wathena

Local Histories
Bendena Centennial Committee. Bendena, Kansas, Centennial, 1887-1987. N.p.: 1988. (K978.1/-D71/B432).

Brazelton, Ralph. History of Wathena, Kansas. N.p.: 1978. (K978.1/-D71/ Pam.v.1/no. 4).

Bridges, C.G. A Sketch of Doniphan County, Kansas. Troy, KS: Bulletin Office, 1878. (K978.1/-D71/ Pam.v.1/no. 2).

Caldwell, Martha B., ed. "Records of the Squatter Association of Whitehead District, Doniphan County". Kansas Historical Quarterly 13 (Feb. 1944): 16-35. (SP 906/K13q).

"Doniphan Village Twice Site of Once-Thriving Community", Atchison Daily Globe (2nd). Dec. 11, 1949. [1 p.]. (Reel: A1859).

Gray, Patrick L. Gray's Doniphan County History: A record of the happenings of half a hundred years. Bendena, KS: Roycroft Press, 1905. (Reel: MF 295, no. 7). See the whole book online; or a complete transcription.

Kansas State Historical Society. Doniphan County Clippings, 1858-1988. (4 vols.). Topeka, KS: KSHS, n.d. (K978.1/-D71/Clipp.).

________. Index to Gray's Doniphan County History. Topeka, KS: KSHS, 1974. (Reel: MF 295, no. 8).

Kercher, Delno. History of Leona, 1885. N.p.: n.d. (K978.1/-D71/Mss/no. 1).

Lynn, C.P. " Makers of Kansas History: A Series of Sketches of Characters &amp; Events ". Ness County News &amp; Ness City Times. May 26-June 30, 1906. [6 pp.]. (Reel: N497).

Montgomery, Walter B. "Illustrated Doniphan County, 1837-1916". [Troy] Weekly Kansas Chief. Apr. 6, 1916. [386 pp.]. (Reel: T2069).

Smith, R.F., ed. Doniphan County, Kansas: History &amp; Directory for 1868-9. N.p.: Smith, Vaughan &amp; Co., 1868. (Reel: LM 475, no. 1).

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project for Doniphan County has maps, histories, and information on local libraries, societies, cemeteries, schools, newspapers, and more.
 * Family History Library Catalog