Cheyenne County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Cheyenne County

County Courthouse
Cheyenne County Courthouse PO Box 985; St. Francis, KS 67756-0646 Phone: 785.332.2401 Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1886, divorce, court and probate records from 1892. Register of Deeds has land records from mid-1800’s and military discharge records from 1919.

Parent County
1873--Cheyenne County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. County seat: Francis

Neighboring Counties

 * Dundy County, Nebraska
 * Kit Carson County, Colorado
 * Rawlins
 * Sherman
 * Yuma County, Colorado

Military

 * Cheyenne County was not organized until after the Civil War. No records of men enlisting from Cheyenne County exist.

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