Barton County, Kansas Genealogy

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Parent County
1867--Barton County was created 26 February 1867 from Marion County. County seat: Great Bend

Neighboring Counties

 * Ellis
 * Ellsworth
 * Pawnee
 * Rice
 * Rush
 * Russell
 * Stafford

Military

 * For information about Civil War records see Marion County.

1890 Census Veterans Schedules

Despite the destruction of the 1890 Federal Census, a few 1890 Census Veterans Schedules for the city of Great Bend in Barton County survived. They are available on roll 118 of "Special Schedules of the Eleventh Census (1890) Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War" (NARA M123). The schedules list veterans and their widows who served as Union soldiers in the Civil War. For more information on the 1890 Veterans Schedules see Union Census Records.

Obituaries
Obituary Index for the Great Bend Tribune 1992-2003 Great Bend, Kansas. Can be accessed by name and by the date the obituary appeared in the newspaper. Index gives the Name, obituary date or dates, the town and the age. Copies can be ordered from the Great Bend Public Library.

Barton County Index of Obituaries &amp; Death Notices 1925-1999. Includes people that lived in or around Barton County during their lives. Index gives name, year of birth and death. name of newspaper, date of death, and possible other information.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Great Bend Kansas Family History Center

Web Sites

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