Osborne County, Kansas Genealogy

Osborne 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.

United States Kansas  Osborne County

County Courthouse
Osborne County Courthouse 423 W Main Street Osborne, KS 67473 Phone: 785.346.5911

Probate Judge has marriage, probate and court records from 1872. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1867--Osborne County was created 26 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Osborne

Populated Places

 * Downs
 * Osborne

Neighboring Counties



 * Ellis
 * Jewell
 * Lincoln
 * Mitchell
 * Rooks
 * Russell
 * Smith

Military

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

Societies and Libraries
Downs Public Library: Library holdings can be searched in Pathfinder Central. The library may have cataloged unique items related to genealogy and local history, in addition to published works for this area.

Osborne Public Library: Library holdings can be searched in Pathfinder Central. The library may have cataloged unique items related to genealogy and local history, in addition to published works for this area.

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