Cherokee County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Cherokee County

Guide to Cherokee 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
Cherokee County Courthouse 110 W. Maple Columbus, KS 66725 Phone: 620.429.3880 Formerly McGee Co. Name changed to Cherokee 18 Feb 1860 Register of Deeds has land records from 1866, Probate Court has probate records from 1870. County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records.

Parent County
1855--Cherokee County was created 30 August 1855 from unorganized territory. County seat: Columbus

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

Neighboring Counties



 * Craig County, Oklahoma
 * Crawford
 * Jasper County, Missouri
 * Labette
 * Newton County, Missouri
 * Ottawa County, Oklahoma

Biographies

 * Family Biographies from Cherokee County, Kansas (1883) from History of Kansas By William G. Cutler and published by A. T. Andreas are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website.

Maps

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

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Cherokee County.


 * October 6, 1863 = Baxter Springs, also known as Baxter Springs Massacre


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Kansas


 * Cherokee County was organized after the Civil War.

Men from this County enlisted in 1st Infantry Regiment, Company A.

Newspapers

 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Joplin, Missouri newspapers and Neosho, Missouri newspapers from the early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Cherokee County communities.

Probate
Online Records


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

Births

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

Marriages

 * 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 $

Deaths

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

Societies and Libraries
Cherokee County Kansas Genealogical-historical Society 100 South Tennessee, Box 33 Telephone Number: 620-429-2992 E-mail:[mailto:cckghs@columbus-ks.com cckghs@columbus-ks.com] Columbus 66725-0033 Website

Baxter Springs Historical Society Baxter Springs Heritage Center and Museum 740 East Avenue PO Box 514 Baxter Springs, KS 66713 Telephone Number: 620-856-2385 E-mail:[mailto:heritagectr@embarqmail.com heritagectr@embarqmail.com] Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Cherokee County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Biographies from The History of Cherokee County, Kansas (1883) published by A. T. Andreas are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website
 * Biographies from The History of Cherokee County, Kansas (1883) published by A. T. Andreas are available free on the My Genealogy Hound website