Rush County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Rush County

Guide to Rush County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Rush County Courthouse 715 Elm Street La Crosse, Kansas 67548-0220 Phone: 785.222.2731 Rush County Website County Clerk has birth, death and burial records. Probate Judge has marriage records from 1876, probate and court records. Clerk District Court has divorce records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Rush County, Kansas:

Census Records
State Census
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1875 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — images

Military Records

 * Rush County was organized after the Civil War.

Probate Records
'''Online Records


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

Birth

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

Marriage

 * 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 $

Death

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

Societies
Rush County Historical Society 202 West 1st, Box 473 La Crosse 67548 Website

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * Rush County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)