Ellis County, Kansas Genealogy

Ellis 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.

United States Kansas  Ellis County

County Courthouse
1204 Fort St; Hays, KS 67601 Phone: 785.628.8410 County Clerk has birth, marriage, and death records 1886-1911. Clerk District court has divorce, probate, court and naturalization records. Register of Deeds has land, military discharge &amp; school records.

Parent County
1867--Ellis County was created 26 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Hays

Places/Localities

 * Ellis
 * Hays

Neighboring Counties



 * Barton
 * Ness
 * Osborne
 * Rooks
 * Rush
 * Russell
 * Trego

Military

 * Ellis County was not organized until after the Civil War so no Civil War enlistment records exist.

Societies and Libraries
Ellis Public Library: Library holdings can be searched in Pathfinder Central. The library may have cataloged unique items related to genealogy and local history, in addition to published works for this area.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Hays Kansas Family History Center

Web Sites

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