Greenwood County, Kansas Genealogy

United States &gt; Kansas &gt; Greenwood County

County Courthouse
Greenwood County Courthouse 311 N Main; PO Box 268 Eureka, KS 67045-1321 Phone: 316.583.7421 County Clerk has birth records 1885-1947, marriage records 1885-1911 and death records 1885-1965; Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records; Register of Deeds has land and military records

Parent County
1855--Greenwood County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Eureka

Neighboring Counties

 * Butler
 * Chase
 * Coffey
 * Elk
 * Lyon
 * Wilson
 * Woodson

Military
During the Civil War men from Greenwood County enlisted in the 1st Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, the 12th Kansas Volunteer Infantry Regiment, Company K, and the 14th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry. Men from Wilson, Woodson and Greenwood counties organized a mounted militia regiment in 1861.

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.
 * Greenwood County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Greenwood County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)