Rooks County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Rooks County

Rooks 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.

County Courthouse
Rooks County Courthouse 115 N Walnut Street Stockton, KS 67669-1663 Phone: 785.425.6718 Clerk District Court has birth and death records 1888-1905, marriage and divorce records from 1888, probate records from 1881 and court records. Register of Deeds has land records.

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Ellis
 * Graham
 * Osborne
 * Phillips
 * Smith
 * Trego[[Image:Ksrooks.jpg|700px|Right]]

Military

 * Rooks County was organized after the Civil War.

Obituaries
Obituary Index for the Plainville Times, 1888-2006. Provides the following information:


 * Last Name
 * Given Names
 * Age
 * Death Date
 * Newspaper Date

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