Bourbon County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Bourbon County

County Courthouse
Bourbon County Courthouse 210 S National Ave Fort Scott, KS 66701-1328 Phone 316.223.3800

Clerk Circuit has divorce records from 1870. Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1870 and court records from 1963.

Parent County
1855--Bourbon County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Fort Scott

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen
 * Anderson
 * Crawford
 * Linn
 * Neosho
 * Vernon County, Missouri

Military
Men from Bourbon county enlisted in the 1st Regiment, Company A and in the 2nd Regiment.

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