Morton County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Morton County

Morton County, Kansas genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, and courthouse sources including birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, wills, deeds and land records, Civil War records, family histories, cemeteries, churches, tax records, newspapers, and obituaries.

County Courthouse
Morton County Courthouse 1025 Morton Street; PO Box 1116 Elkhart, KS 67950-1116 Phone: 316.697.2157 Created as Kansas County 1873. Reorganized as Morton County 18 Feb 1886. County Clerk has marriage records from 1887, divorce and court records from 1900 and land records from 1887.

Parent County

 * 1886--Morton County was created 18 February 1886 from Kansas (Old) County. County seat:Elkhart 

Neighboring Counties

 * Baca County, Colorado
 * Cimarron County, Oklahoma
 * Stanton
 * Stevens
 * Texas County, Oklahoma

Military

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

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