McPherson County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas McPherson County

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

County Courthouse
McPherson County Courthouse 117 N. Maple Street P.O. Box 425 McPherson, Kansas 67460 Phone: 316.241.3656 McPherson County Website County Clerk has birth records 1874-1911, marriage records 1887-1911, death records 1886-2922 and local census 1932. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1873, probate records from 1870 and naturalization records. Register of Deeds has land records.

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

Military Records

 * For information about Civil War records see Marion County.

Probate Records
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 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Indices of McPherson County, Kansas Wills and Probate Records, McPherson County Old Mill Museum

Vital Records
The McPherson County, Kansas Official Website(Click "Department" tab, then "Clerk/Elections") has a partial list of early births, deaths, and marriages that occurred in the county.

Birth

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 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 — index and images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

McPherson County Research Library &amp; Archives, McPherson County Old Mill Museum

Death

 * 1885 - 1930  at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Societies
Mcpherson County Historical Society 540 East Hill Mcpherson 67460

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
 * McPherson County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * McPherson County Archives, McPherson County Old Mill Museum