Jefferson County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Jefferson County

Guide to Jefferson County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy 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
Jefferson County Courthouse 300 W Jefferson St; PO Box 321 Oskaloosa, KS 66066-0321 Phone: 785.863.2272 Probate Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1855--Jefferson County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Oskaloosa

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties



 * Atchison
 * Douglas
 * Jackson
 * Leavenworth
 * Shawnee

Cemeteries

 * Underwood Cemetery, Perry BillionGraves

Maps

 * Township Map of 1887 Jefferson County, Kansas with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Kansas River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Military
During the Civil War men from this county enlisted in the 15th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies C and F.

Probate
Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth Records

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1811 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1811 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Jefferson County Genealogical Society PO Box 174 Oskaloosa 66066

Jefferson County Historical Society PO Box 146 Oskaloosa 66066

Web Sites

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