Linn County, Kansas Genealogy

United States &gt; Kansas &gt; Linn County

County Courthouse
Linn County Courthouse PO Box B; Mound City, KS 66056-0601 Phone: 913.795.2668 Clerk District Court has probate and court records from 1855; Register of Deeds has land records and military records from 1900; County Library/Museum has birth, marriage, and death records from 1855, divorce records, cemetery records from 1910, military records 1861-1865 and newspapers from 1864

Parent County
1855--Linn County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Mound City

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen
 * Anderson
 * Bates County, Missouri
 * Bourbon
 * Franklin
 * Miami
 * Vernon County, Missouri

Military
During the Civil War men from this county enlisted in the 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company I; 2nd Regiment, Kansas Militia Infantry, Company F; 6th Regiment, Kansas Militia Infantry, Company K; 7th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies B and G; 11th Regiment, Kansas Infantry, Company A; 12 Regiment, Kansas Militia Infantry, Company K; 15th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company M.

Family History Centers

 * Manhattan Kansas Family History Center
 * Mound City Kansas City 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.
 * Linn County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Linn County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)