Rooks County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Rooks County

County Courthouse
Rooks County Courthouse 115 N Walnut Street Stockton, KS 67669-1663 Phone: 785.425.6718 Clerk District Court has birth and death records 1888-1905, marriage and divorce records from 1888, probate records from 1881 and court records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1867--Rooks County was created 26 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Stockton

Neighboring Counties

 * Ellis
 * Graham
 * Osborne
 * Phillips
 * Smith
 * Trego

Military

 * Rooks County was organized after the Civil War.

Obituaries
Obituary Index for the Plainville Times, 1888-2006. Provides the following information:


 * Last Name
 * Given Names
 * Age
 * Death Date
 * Newspaper Date

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS 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.
 * Rooks County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Rooks County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)