Meade County, Kansas Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Major-General George C. Meade, United States Army. The County has Meade as its seat and the County was created March 20, 1873. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Meade County Courthouse 200 N. Fowler Street P.O. Box 278 Meade, Kansas 67864 Phone: 316.873.8700 Meade County Website Probate Judge has birth, marriage, probate and court records. City Clerk has burial record. Clerk District Court has divorce records. Register of Deeds has land records.

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

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

Military Records

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

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 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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 $

Museums
Meade County Historical Museum 200 E Carthage Meade Kansas Telephone Number: 620-873-2359 Website Museum Library offers a great deal of research material for the genealogist.

Societies
Meade County Genealogical Society PO Box 1053 Meade KS 67864 E-mail:[mailto:mcgsroots@yahoo.com mcgsroots@yahoo.com] 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
 * Meade County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)