Atchison County, Kansas Genealogy
- This article is about a northeastern Kansas County. For other uses, see Atchison.
United States Kansas
Atchison County
Atchison 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.
Atchison County, Kansas | |
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Founded | August 30, 1855 |
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County Seat | Atchison |
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Address | Atchison County Courthouse 423 N. 5th Street Atchison, Kansas 66002 Phone: 785.367.1653 |
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County Courthouse
Atchison County Courthouse
423 N 5th Street
Atchison, KS 66002
Phone: 758.367.1653
County Clerk has birth records 1891-1906 and death records 1891-1911;
City Clerk has birth and death records from 1911.
Clerk District Court has divorce Records.
Magistrate Court has probate records.
Register of Deeds has land records. [1]
History
Parent County
1855--Atchison County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Atchison [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
"The story of a Kansas parish : being a compilation from the records and a partial survey of the work and some of the workers of Trinity Church, Atchison, Kansas, from 1857 to 1911 (1911)" by Francis S White.
Some great stories and detailed information about the church's growth from 1859 forward, including photos of the ministers. You can read this book online at archive.org, no copyrights.
Court
Land
Local Histories
"History of Atchison County, Kansas (1916)" by Ingalls, Sheffield Lawrence, Kansas, Standard Publishing Co.
This book gives a lot of local information, including biographies and photos of prominent citizens, history of towns, churches, railroads, etc. You can read it online at archive.org ; no copyrights
Maps
Migration
Early migration routes to and from Atchison County, Kansas Genealogy for European and African American settlers included:
- Missouri River
- Oregon Trail 1830s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon[3]
- California Trail 1846 from western Missouri to northern California[4]
- Mormon Trail 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah[5]
Military
- Men from Atchison County enlisted in 1st Infantry Regiment, Company A.
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
- Atchison County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Atchison County, Kansas 248 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).