Gray County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Gray County

Guide to Gray 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 Alfred Gray, who served as Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. The County has Cimarron as its seat and the County was created March 13, 1881. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

County Courthouse
Gray County Courthouse P.O. Box 487 Cimarron, Kansas 67835-0487 Phone: 316.855.3618 Gray County Website Probate Judge has marriage records from 1887 and probate records from 1885. Clerk District Court has divorce records from 1887. Register of Deeds has land records from 1887. County Clerk has tax roll census from 1889 and school records.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Gray 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 — index and images

Civil War

 * Men from this County enlisted in 1st Infantry Regiment, Company A. For further information about the Civil War see Marion County, Kanas.

Probate Records
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 * 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 $

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