Allen County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Allen County :''This article is about a southeast Kansas county. For other uses, see Allen.''

Guide to Allen 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 in honor of William Allen, a United States senator from Ohio. The County has Iola as it's seat and the County was created August 25, 1855. The County is located in the southeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Allen County Courthouse 1 N. Washington Iola, Kansas 66749-2841 Phone: 316.365.7491 Allen County Website Clerk of the District Court has marriage records from 1856; divorce, probate and court records 1860; and naturalization records 1871-1929. Allen County Register of Deeds has land and military records from 1860.

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


 * '''Cities of Allen County
 * towns|AllenCounty|Kansas Incorporated cities
 * Name and population (2006 estimate):
 * Unincorporated places

Cemeteries
Iola's two cemeteries came under the direction of the Park Superintendent in April of 1998 after a vote to dissolve the Cemetery Board. The old Iola Cemetery located on the west edge of town was opened in 1863, and Highland Cemetery located on the north end was opened in 1907. Full time employees manage the grounds and take care of burial work. In the summer several part time workers help with mowing, weeding and general upkeep. In 2000, cemetery employees completed the conversion of all cemetery deeds and burial records to computer. This new system will allow genealogists and others interested in locating information about family or friends to have easy access to records and site locations. For your convenience, burial identification lists are avalable from the links below. The lists are in alphabetical order.
 * Iola, Kansas, Cemeteries
 * Iola Cemetery
 * Highland Cemetery


 * For those seeking genealogy information associated with the Iola and Highland Cemeteries, it is available at the Iola Public Library.
 * Other sources of burial information are listed below:
 * Allen County Poor Farm Cemetery Search Form

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

Church Records

 * List of Iola, Kansas, Religions

Court Records

 * Allen County Genealogy Research Resources
 * Allen County Birth, Death, Marriage, Divorce Records

Local Histories

 * Wallace, Duncan L. . History of Allen and Woodson counties, Kansas : embellished with portraits of well known people of these counties, with biographies of our representative citizens, cuts of public buildings and a map of each county. Iola, Kan.: Iola Register,1901. Digital version at: Internet Archive
 * History of Iola, Kansas

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Maps of Kansas: Interactive and historical maps of Kansas
 * Maps of Allen County:
 * David Rumsey Map Collection
 * Kansas Historical Society (KHS) Allen County Plat Book
 * KHS Allen County Atlas and Plat Book

Civil War
Men from Allen County enlisted in:

The Iola Battalion in 1861


 * Ninth Regiment
 * Three companies, commanded by Captains Coleman, Flesher and Killen
 * Tenth Regiment
 * Two companies, commanded by Captain N. B. Blanton
 * Seventh Regiment
 * Commanded by General J. H. Lane

World War II

 * ALLEN County WWII Honor List Of Dead and Missing - 1946 USGenWeb Archives

Obituaries

 * Selected Allen County Obituaries Scroll down on page to Obituaries heading. USGenWeb Archives

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 — index and 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 $

Family History Centers

 * Iola Kansas Family History Center

Museums

 * Humbolt Historical Museum

Societies
Allen County Historical Society 20 S Washington Ave Iola, KS 66749 Telephone Number: 620-365-3051 E-mail:[mailto:achsdirector@outlook.com achsdirector@outlook.com] Director: Kurtis Russell Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Allen County USGenWeb Archives
 * 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
 * Allen County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)