Jackson County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Jackson County

Jackson 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.

County Courthouse
Jackson County Courthouse 400 New York Avenue Holton, KS 66436 Phone: 785.364.2891 Formerly Calhoun County Name changed to Jackson 11 Feb 1859. County Clerk has birth and death records from 1903-1911. Probate Judge has marriage records from 1867, Probate records from 1857 and court records from 1900. Clerk District Court has divorce records. Register of Deeds has land records from 1858.

History


The county is named after President Andrew Jackson (1767-1845).

Parent County
1855--Jackson County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Holton

Indian Reservation
The Potawatomi Indian Reservation is located within the boundaries of Jackson County.

Neighboring Counties

 * Atchison
 * Brown
 * Jefferson
 * Nemaha
 * Pottawatomie
 * Shawnee

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Websites

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