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Guide to '''Harper County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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{{Infobox U.S. County 2016

|organized=  February 26,  1867
|county seat= Anthony
|parent county= [[Marion County, Kansas Genealogy|Marion]] <ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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|county1= [[Alfalfa County, Oklahoma Genealogy|Alfalfa (OK)]]
|county2= [[Barber County, Kansas Genealogy|Barber]]
|county3= [[Grant County, Oklahoma Genealogy|Grant (OK)]]
|county4= [[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy|Kingman]]
|county5= [[Sumner County, Kansas Genealogy|Sumner]]</br><center>[[Harper County, Kansas Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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==County Information==

===Description===

The County was named for 1st Sgt. Marion Harper, 2nd Reg., Kansas Cavalry, who was killed in the Civil War.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Harper, Kansas Genealogy and History”, "http://genealogytrails.com/kan/harper/ 8/15/2017."</ref> The County is located in the south central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Harper, Kansas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_County,_Kansas" 8/15/2017.</ref>

===County Courthouse===
{{KS Courthouse Intro|Harper}}

'''Harper County Courthouse'''<br>200 Jennings Ave.<br>Anthony, Kansas 67003-2799<br>Phone: 316. 842.5555<br>
[http://www.harpercountyks.gov/ Harper County Website]<br><br>Probate Judge has marriage and probate records.<br>Clerk District Court has divorce and court records.<br>Register of Deeds has land records. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Harper County, Kansas page 251, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>

===Harper County, Kansas Record Dates===
{{KS Records Intro}}
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Major Records<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 235.</ref> '''</center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Harper County, Kansas Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Harper County, Kansas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Harper County, Kansas Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Harper County, Kansas Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Harper County, Kansas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Harper County, Kansas Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Harper County, Kansas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1892
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1878
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1891
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1878
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1873
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1873
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1855
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| colspan="7" |<center> *Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911.  General compliance by 1917.<ref>“Kansas Research Outline”, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Department, 2000), 40.</ref></center>
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===Record Loss===
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

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===Boundary Changes===
{{KS Boundary Changes Intro|Harper}}
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*'''Parent County:''' Harper County was created 26 February 1867 from [[Marion County, Kansas Genealogy|Marion]] County.
*'''County seat:''' Anthony<ref>''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref> <br>
*'''Map''': [http://www.mapofus.org/kansas/ Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Kansas] - shows boundary changes for Kansas Counties
*'''Chronology''': [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/KS_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Kansas Historical Boundary Changes] - legislative details of all boundary changes by county provided by [https://www.newberry.org/ Newberry Library]<br>
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===Populated Places===
{{KS Populated Places Intro|Harper}}
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kansas.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,077,c,harper.cfm Hometown Locator].
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Harper County, Kansas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_County,_Kansas#Communities, accessed 15 September 2017.</ref>
{{populated places
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony,_Kansas Anthony]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attica,_Kansas Attica]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluff_City,_Kansas Bluff City]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danville,_Kansas Danville]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freeport,_Kansas Freeport]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper,_Kansas Harper]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldron,_Kansas Waldron]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corwin,_Kansas Corwin]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crystal_Springs,_Kansas Crystal Springs]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duquoin,_Kansas Duquoin]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runnymede,_Kansas Runnymede]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_1,_Harper_County,_Kansas Township 1]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_2,_Harper_County,_Kansas Township 2]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_3,_Harper_County,_Kansas Township 3]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_4,_Harper_County,_Kansas Township 4]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_5,_Harper_County,_Kansas Township 5]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Township_6,_Harper_County,_Kansas Township 6]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albion,_Kansas Albion]
* Crisfield</div>
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* Midway
* Ruella</div>
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* Shook
* Yankton</div>
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See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Harper_County,_Kansas National Register of Historic Places in Harper County, Kansas]

===History Timeline===
{{KS Historical Timeline Intro|Harper}}

==Resources==
{{KS Resources Intro|Harper}}

===Bible Records===
{{KS Bible Intro|Harper}}

===Biographies===
{{KS Biographies Intro|Harper}}

===Business, Commerce, and Occupations===
{{KS Business Records Intro|Harper}}

===Cemeteries=== 
{{KS Cemeteries Intro|Harper}}

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| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Cemeteries of Harper County, Kansas''' online and in print</center>
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| style="border:1px solid black" width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[http://www.ksgenweb.org/harper/index.html KSGenWeb]
*[http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=39 Kansas Gravestones]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/harper.htm Tombstone Project]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bdeath_place%3A%22Harper%20County%2C%20Kansas%22~&collection_id=2026973 Billion Graves Index at FamilySearch]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ks/harper.htm KS Interment]
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| style="border:1px solid black" width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
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*{{FHL|790341|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Harper+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]

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| style="border:1px solid black" width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=922 Findagrave.com]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Kansas&cemetery_county=Harper&year_range=5&size=15 Billion Graves]
*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/kansas-cemetery-records.htm Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393965&reqParentsLabel=Harper%2C%20Kansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>See '''[[Kansas Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
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===Census Records===
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harper_County,_Kansas#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".] 	  
|1880 |4133			
|1890 |13266							
|1900 |10310					
|1910 |14748					 
|1920 |13656								
|1930 |12823								 
|1940 |12068						 
|1950 |10263								
|1960 |9541							
|1970 |7871						  
|1980 |7778								  
|1990 |7124							 
|2000 |6536								
|2010 |6034							
}}
{{KS Census Intro|Harper}}

====State and Territorial Census Records====

*'''1855-1925''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — ($), Index and images; covers census years '''1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925'''
*'''1860''' - {{RecordSearch|1473181|1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] - Index and images - [[United States Census, 1860 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1860''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7667 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] - ($), Index and images
*'''1865''' - {{RecordSearch|1824715|Kansas State Census, 1865}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images - [[Kansas State Census, 1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1875''' - {{RecordSearch|1825178|Kansas State Census, 1875}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images- [[Kansas State Census, 1875 - FamilySearch
 Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1885''' - {{RecordSearch|1825188|Kansas State Census, 1885}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — images- [[Kansas State Census, 1885 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1895''' - {{RecordSearch|1825193|Kansas State Census, 1895}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — index and images - [[Kansas, State Census, 1895 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1905''' - {{RecordSearch|2659394|Kansas State Census, 1905}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index - [[Kansas State Census, 1905 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1915''' - {{RecordSearch|2640442|Kansas State Census, 1915}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images - [[Kansas State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1919-1961''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2270 Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] - Partial index (4 counties) and images
*'''1925''' - {{RecordSearch|2659395|Kansas State Census, 1925}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index - [[Kansas State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

====Federal Census Records====
The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861.<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1985), page 119.</ref> For links to Federal Census indexes, see [[Kansas Census]].<br>

===Church Records===
{{KS Church Intro|Harper}}

*'''1861-1918''' - {{RecordSearch|3042282|Kansas, Swedish Church Records, 1861-1918}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index - [[Kansas, Swedish Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

<br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''

*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393965&reqParentsLabel=Harper%2C%20Kansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>

===Court Records===
{{KS Court Intro|Harper}}

===Directories===
{{KS Directories Intro|Harper}}

===Emigration and Immigration===
{{KS Emigration Intro|Harper}}

===Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups===
{{KS Ethnic Groups Intro|Harper}}

===Funeral Homes===
{{KS Funeral Homes Intro|Harper}}

===Genealogies===
{{KS Genealogies Intro|Harper}}

===Guardianship===
{{KS Guardianship Intro|Harper}}

===Land and Property Records===
{{KS Land Intro|Harper}}
''Online Land Records''<br>

*[http://www.kshs.org/p/land-records-and-maps/11083 Land records at Kansas Historical Society]<br>

:*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209388 1902 Land Plat book for Harper County] - image of plat book<br>
:*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223954 1919 Land Plat book for Harper County] - image of plat book<br>

*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/ Land Patent Search] - index to federal patents and homesteads on the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management] website, some images available<br>
*'''1796-1907''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1246 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website<br>
*'''1863-1908''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), index and images<br>

For more information see [[Kansas Land and Property]]<br>

===Local Histories===
{{KS Histories Intro|Harper}}

{{KS History Intro}}

===Maps and Gazetteers===
{{KS Maps Intro|Harper}}
{{KS Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KS Harper County}}}}

*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=393965&reqParentsLabel=Harper%2C%20Kansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]:Cities and Towns- [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]

===Migration===
{{KS Migration Intro|Harper}}

===Military Records===
{{KS Military Intro|Harper}}

====Online Collections====
These collections are unique to Kansas. You will find nationwide databases for military records on [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records]] and [[Kansas Military Records|Kansas Military Records]].<br><br>
''Collections Covering Multiple Wars''<br>

*[http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-military-index/15797 Kansas Military Index] at [http://www.kshs.org/p/online-collections/18942 Kansas Historical Society] - Index only, includes Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts<br>
*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ks/county/ford/cemeteries/ksstatesoldhomedeaths.htm Records of the Deaths and Burials at the Kansas State Soldiers Home] - Index only, the home is located in Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas.<br>

''Civil War''<br>

*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index only<br>
*'''1862, 1863, 1868:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1766 Kansas, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862, 1863, 1868] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1866-1931:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2580 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Bound Post Records, 1866-1931] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1880-1940:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1700 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1889:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2956 Kansas, Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>

''Spanish-American War (1898)''<br>

*'''1945-1970:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1680 Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>

''World War I''<br>

*[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/military/ksguard/ History and Roster of the Kansas State Guard (WWI)] at [http://www.ksgenweb.org/ KSGenWeb] - Taken from the book by the Adjutant General's Office<br>
*'''1917-1919:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2021 Kansas, World War I Veteran Collection, 1917-1919] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1930:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2955 Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>

''World War II''<br>

*'''1940-1946:''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70795 Web: Kansas, WWII Selective Service Index, 1940-1946] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*[http://ksgenweb.org/archives/harper/military/honor.txt World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, State of Kansas, War Dept-June 1946] at [http://www.ksgenweb.org/ KSGenWeb] - Index only<br>

''Korean War''<br>

*[https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/ks-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Kansas] - Index only<br>

''Vietnam War''<br>

*[https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ks-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Kansas] - Index only<br>

For further information see [[Kansas Military Records]].

===Naturalization and Citizenship===
{{KS Naturalization Intro|Harper}}

*'''1864 - 1972''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5175 Kansas, Naturalization Abstracts, 1864-1972] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index
*'''1865 - 1874''' - [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-kansas-indians.html Kansas Indian Naturalizations, ca. 1865-1874] at the [https://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] — Index, District of Kansas, Record Group 21.
*'''1865 - 1984''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61199 Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index and images
*'''1917 - 1918''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2137 Kansas, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemies, 1917-1918] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index and images, includes German and other aliens living in Kansas

===Newspapers===
{{KS Newspapers Intro|Harper}}
''Kansas Newspapers Online''<br>

*[https://www.newspapers.com/ Kansas Newspapers at Newspapers.com] - ($), [http://www.kshs.org/ancestry/drivers/dlverify free to Kansas residents] through [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-digital-newspaper-program/16126 Kansas Historical Society]
*[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/kansas GenealogyBank] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/kansas/ Newspaper Archive] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Kansas&ethnicity=&language= Chronicling America] - contains images of some Kansas newspapers; [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/help/#basic_searching searching tips]
*[http://elephind.com/ Elephind] - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites

''Kansas Newspaper Catalogs''

*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/ks Kansas Online Historical Newspapers] - contains a list of known Kansas newspapers online and the websites they are found on
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/ U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

===Obituaries===
{{KS Obituaries Intro|Harper}}

===Other Records===
{{KS Other Records Intro|Harper}}
'''Voter Records'''<br>

*'''1854''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4099 Kansas Election List, 1854] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index
*'''1854 - 1856''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3961 Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index

===Periodicals===
{{KS Periodicals Intro|Harper}}

===Probate Records===
{{KS Probate Intro|Harper}}

'''Online Records'''

*'''1803 – 1987''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9065 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index and images $

===School Records===
{{KS Schools Intro|Harper}}
===Social Security Records===
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch] - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to use this collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].

===Tax Records===
{{KS Tax Intro|Harper}}

===Vital Records===
{{KS Vital Intro|Harper}}

====Birth====
{{KS Birth Intro|Harper}}

*'''1818 - 1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — index - [[Kansas Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

*'''1885 - 1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $

====Marriage====
{{KS Marriage Intro|Harper}}

*'''1800 - 1946''' - [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kansas United States Marriages – Kansas, 1800-1946] at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records findmypast] — ($), Index and images
*'''1811 - 1911''' - {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] — Index - [[Kansas, Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1811 - 1911''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61371 Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] — ($), Index
*'''1840 - 1935''' - {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch.org] — Index- [[Kansas Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1861 - 1918''' - {{RecordSearch|3583832|Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records, 1861-1918}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index - [[Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]

====Death====
{{KS Death Intro|Harper}}

*'''1885 - 1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] — index - [[Kansas Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*'''1885 - 1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $

====Divorce====
{{KS Divorce Intro|Harper}}

==Research Facilities==
{{KS Research Facilities Intro|Harper}}

===Archives===
{{KS Archives Intro|Harper}}

===Family History Centers===
{{Family History Centers Intro}}

===Libraries===
{{KS Libraries Intro|Harper}}

===Museums===
{{KS Museums Intro|Harper}}
==Societies==
{{KS Societies Intro|Harper}}
'''Harper City Historical Society'''<br>10020 Oak<br>Harper 67058

'''Harper County Genealogical Society'''<br>1002 Oak<br>Harper 67058

==Websites==
{{KS Websites Intro|Harper}}

*[https://www.ksgenweb.org/harper/index.html USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
*[http://usgenealogyresearch.atwebpages.com/Kansas/Harper/index.html Harper County KS Genealogy Research]. Contains information for researching genealogy in Harper county KS,  Census, bios, obituary, birth, death, marriage, maps, and other records
*{{FHL Place IDNum|203850|Kansas|Harper}}The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/Harper/ Harper County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)

==Research Guides==
{{KS Research Guides Intro|Harper}}

==References==
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{{Kansas|Kansas}}
[[Category:Harper_County,_Kansas]]
[[Category:Kansas_Counties]]