Miami County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Miami County

Guide to Miami County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy 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
Miami County Courthouse 201 S Pearl St Ste 102; Paola, KS 66071 Phone: 913.294.3976

Formerly Lykins County. Name changed to Miami 3 June 1861 Register of Deeds has land records from 1857. Circuit Court has probat and marriage records from 1857, birth and death records. Clerk DistrictCourt has court and naturalization records.

Parent County
1855--Lykins County was created 30 August 1855. Name changed in 1861 to Miami County. County seat: Paola

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties



 * Anderson
 * Bates County, Missouri
 * Cass County, Missouri
 * Douglas
 * Franklin
 * Johnson
 * Linn

Military
During the Civil War men from this county enlisted in the 15th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company C.

Probate
Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth Records

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1811 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Societies and Libraries
Miami County Genealogy Society North Side of Square, Box 393 Paola 66071

Miami County Historical Museum 12 E. Peoria Paola, KS 66071 Telephone Number: 913-294-4940 Website

Osawatomie Historical Society 1000 Main St. Osawatomie, KS 66064 Telephone Number:913-755-4384

Web Sites

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