Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Samuel A. Kingman, Chief Justice of Kansas. The County has Kingman as its seat and the County was created March 7, 1872. The County is located in the south central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Kingman County Courthouse 130 N. Spruce Street Kingman, Kansas 67069-1647 Phone: 316.532.2521 Kingman County Website County Clerk has death records and local census. Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records. County Appraiser has land records.

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

See also: National Register of Historic Places in Kingman County, Kansas

Cemeteries

 * Walnut Hill Cemetery, Kingman BillionGraves

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

Local Histories
Online County Histories
 * Kingman County History : Kingman County, Kansas and its People. c1984. Kingman, Kansas : Kingman County Historical Society. Online at: ;.

Military Records

 * For information about Civil War records see Marion County.

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
Kingman County Historical Society PO Box 281 Kingman 67068

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
 * Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)