McPherson County, Kansas Genealogy

United States &gt; Kansas &gt; McPherson County

County Courthouse
McPherson County Courthouse 117 N Maple St; PO Box 425; McPherson, KS 67460 Phone: 316.241.3656 County Clerk has birth records 1874-1911, marriage records 1887-1911, death records 1886-2922 and local census 1932; Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1873, probate records from 1870 and naturalization records; Register of Deeds has land records

Parent County

 * 1867--McPherson County was created 26 February 1867 from Marion County. County seat: McPherson

Neighboring Counties

 * Dickinson
 * Ellsworth
 * Harvey
 * Marion
 * Reno
 * Rice
 * Saline

Military

 * For information about Civil War records see Marion County.

Probate
Indices of McPherson County, Kansas Wills and Probate Records, McPherson County Old Mill Museum

Vital Records
The McPherson County, Kansas Official Website(Click "Department" tab, then "Clerk/Elections") has a partial list of early births, deaths, and marriages that occurred in the county.

Marriage and Divorce Records
McPherson County Research Library &amp; Archives, McPherson County Old Mill Museum

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.
 * McPherson County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * McPherson County Research Library &amp; Archives, McPherson County Old Mill Museum
 * McPherson County Research Library &amp; Archives, McPherson County Old Mill Museum