Coffey County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Coffey County

Guide to Coffey 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
Coffey County Courthouse 6th &amp; Neosho Burlington, KS 66839 Phone: 620.364.2191 Clerk District Court has birth and death records 1892-1910, marriage records from 1855, divorce, probate and court records from 1857. Register of Deeds has land records from 1857. Historical Society and Public Library have cemetery books.

Parent County
1855--Coffey County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Burlington

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

Neighboring Counties



 * Allen
 * Anderson
 * Franklin
 * Greenwood
 * Lyon
 * Osage
 * Woodson

Military

 * Men from Atchison County enlisted in 1st Infantry Regiment, Company A.

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 — images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Societies and Libraries
Coffey County Genealogical Society 712 Sanders Burlington 66839

Coffey County Historical Society and Museum 1101 Neosho Street Bulington, KS 66839 Telephone Number: 620-364-2653 Fax:620-364-8933 E-mail[mailto:visit.us@coffeymuseum.org visit.us@coffeymuseum.org] Website

Family History Centers

 * Colby Kansas Family History Center

Web Sites

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