Butler County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Butler County

Butler 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
Butler County Courthouse 200 W Central Avenue El Dorado, KS 67042 Phone: 316.322.4232 County Clerk has birth and death records 1887-1912 and land records from 1887. Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records.

Parent County
1855--Butler County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: El Dorado

Neighboring Counties

 * Chase
 * Cowley
 * Elk
 * Greenwood
 * Harvey
 * Marion
 * Sedgwick
 * Sumner

Maps

 * Township Map of 1887 Butler County, Kansas with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

Military
Men from Butler county enlisted in the 9th Kansas Infantry Regiment, Company L.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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