Washington County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Washington County

County Courthouse
Washington County Courthouse 214 C Street Washington, KS 66968-1928 Phone: 785.325.2974 County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records 1887-1911. Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1868, divorce, probate and court records from 1873 and naturalization records 1870-1938. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1859--Washington County was created in 1859 from unorganized territory. County seat: Washington

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay
 * Cloud
 * Gage County Nebraska
 * Jefferson County, Nebraska
 * Marshall
 * Republic
 * Riley
 * Thayer County, Nebraska

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


 * Little Blue 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

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