Reno County, Kansas Genealogy

Guide to Reno 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 Capt. Jesse L. Reno. The County has Hutchinson as its seat and the County was created February 26, 1867. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Reno County Courthouse 206 W. 1st Ave. Hutchinson, Kansas 67501-5245 Phone: 316.665.2934 Reno County Website County Clerk has birth and death records 1890-1910 and cemetery records 1865-1978. Clerk District Court has divorce records. Probate Judge has probate records.

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

Cemeteries

 * The Reno County, Kansas, Genealogical Society Web page site has interment lists for all fifty four county cemeteries.

State and Territorial Census Records

 * 1855-1925 - Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 at Ancestry — ($), Index and images; covers census years 1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch — Index and images
 * 1860 - 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory at Ancestry — ($), Index and images
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1875 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1961 - Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961 at Ancestry — Partial index (4 counties) and images

Federal Census Records
The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861. For links to Federal Census indexes, see Kansas Census.

Church Records
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Hutchinson

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records
 * Land records at Kansas Historical Society
 * 1902 Land Plat book for Reno County - image of plat book
 * 1912 Land Plat book for Reno County - image of plat book
 * 1918 Land Plat book for Reno County - image of plat book

For more information see Kansas Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796-1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861-1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories
Online County Histories
 * History of Reno County, Kansas. 2 volumes. 1917. By Sheridan Ploughe.  Indianapolis, Ind. : B. F. Bowen.  Vol. 2 online at:, Vol. 1 and 2: Hathitrust, Vol. 1: Google Books, Vol. 2: Google Books;.

Newspapers
Kansas Newspapers Online Kansas Newspaper Catalogs
 * Kansas Newspapers at Newspapers.com - ($), free to Kansas residents through Kansas Historical Society
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Kansas newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * Kansas Online Historical Newspapers - contains a list of known Kansas newspapers online and the websites they are found on
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

Probate Records
'''Online Records


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

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 — images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Death

 * Reno County, Kansas Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com.
 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Family History Centers

 * Hutchinson Kansas Family History Center

Societies
Reno County Genealogical Society PO Box 5 Hutchinson 67504-0005 E-mail:[mailto:RenoCoGenSoc@gmail.com RenoCoGenSoc@gmail.com] Website

Reno County Historical Society 100 South Walnut & Avenue A Hutchinson, Kansas 67501 Website

Websites

 * http://www.ksgenweb.com/reno/index.html 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
 * Reno County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)