Wyandotte County, Kansas Genealogy

United States &gt; Kansas &gt; Wyandotte County

Parent County
1859--Wyandotte County was created 29 January 1859 from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties. County seat: Kansas City

Neighboring Counties

 * Clay County, Missouri
 * Jackson County, Missouri
 * Johnson
 * Leavenworth
 * Platte County, Missouri

Cemeteries
Cemetery Index - Wyandotte County Historical Museum - Trowbridge Research Library

BillionGraves:


 * Bonner Springs Cemetery, Bonner Springs
 * Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Kansas City
 * Edwardsville Cemetery, Edwardsville
 * Franklin Cemetery, Kansas City
 * Maywood Church Cemetery, Kansas City
 * Riverview Cemetery, Bonner Springs

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Kansas City

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European and African American settlers included:


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Taxation
Tax List for Wyandotte County - Wyandotte County Historical Museum - Trowbridge Research Library

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Kansas City Kansas 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.
 * Wyandotte County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Wyandotte County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)