Wabaunsee County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Wabaunsee County

Wabaunsee 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
Wabaunsee County Courthouse 215 Kansas Street Alma, KS 66401 Phone: 785.765.3414 Formerly Richardson Co. Name changed to Wabaunsee 11 Feb 1859. County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records 1892-1910. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

Parent County
1855--Wabaunsee County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Alma

Neighboring Counties

 * Geary
 * Lyon
 * Morris
 * Osage
 * Pottawatomie
 * Riley
 * Shawnee

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Kansas River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Civil War
Men from Waubaunsee county enlisted in:


 * Second Infantry, Company B
 * Eighth Infantry, Company E
 * Second Cavalry, Companies A, B, F, K
 * Fifth Cavalry, Company A
 * Sixth Cavalry, Company F
 * Eighth Cavalry, Company E
 * Eleventh Cavalry, Companies E, G, K, L, M

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