Russell County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Russell County

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

County Courthouse
Russell County Courthouse 401 N. Main Street Russell, Kansas 67665-0113 Phone: 785.483.4641 Russell County Website County Clerk has marriage, probate, court records 1876 and divorce records.

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

Church Records
Lutheran


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Russell County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Military Records

 * Russel County was organized 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 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 $

Societies
Russell County Historical Society 331 Kansas, Box 245 Russell 67665 Telephone:785-483-3637 E-mail:[mailto:rchs@russellks.net rchs@russellks.net] 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
 * Russell County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)