Foote County, Kansas Genealogy

History
Foote County, Kansas was organized March 20, 1873, never organized, and was defunct by March 13 1881. DV Kansas Historical Society

Origin of Name
May have been named for American naval officer Andrew Hull Foote (1806-1863), called 'the gunboat commodore.'. For more information see DV Kansas Historical Society

Location
Foote County was never organized; in 1881 it was attached to Ford and Finney counties. Kansas Historical Society

Present Records
If any records from this time exist they may be found in Finney County or

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to Family History Centers

Websites

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