Rawlins County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Rawlins County

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

County Courthouse
Rawlins County Courthouse 607 Main Street Atwood, Kansas 67730-1896 Phone: 785.626.3351 Rawlins County Website Register of Deeds has land records. Probate Court has probate records.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Rawlins County, Kansas:

Census Records
State Census
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1875 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — images

Military Records

 * Rawlins County was not organized until after the Civil War.

Obituaries
'''Obituaries of Chessmore Relatives

JoAnn Chessmore Hall has these obituaries, contact at [mailto:jchall@qwest.net jchall@qwest.net]

Probate Records
'''Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1811 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Death

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies
Rawlins County Genealogical Society PO Box 203 Atwood 67730

Rawlins County Historical Society 308 State Atwood 67730 Telephone: 785-626-3885 Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * Kansas GenWeb is an excellent source information for vital records and cemeteries.
 * Rawlins County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)