Ellsworth County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Ellsworth County

Ellsworth 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
Ellsworth County Courthouse 210 N Kansas Ave; PO Box 396 Ellsworth, KS 67439 Phone: 785.472.3022

Probate Judge has marriage and probate records. City Clerk has death and burial records. Clerk District Court has divorce records. County Court has court records Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County

 * 1867--Ellsworth County was created 26 February 1867 from Marion County and unorganized territory.

County seat: Ellsworth

Populated Places

 * Ellsworth
 * Holyrood
 * Kanopolis
 * Wilson

Neighboring Counties

 * Barton
 * Lincoln
 * McPherson
 * Rice
 * Russell
 * Saline

Cemeteries
Kanopolis Cemetery Index gives:


 * Name
 * Date of birth
 * D of death
 * Block
 * Lot
 * Plot
 * MilitaryBranch
 * Plot Owner

Military

 * For information about Civil War records see Marion County.

Societies and Libraries
J.H. Robbins Library, Ellsworth: Library holdings can be searched in Pathfinder Central. The library may have cataloged unique items related to genealogy and local history, in addition to published works for this area.

Lang Memorial Library, Wilson: Library holdings can be searched in Pathfinder Central. The library may have cataloged unique items related to genealogy and local history, in addition to published works for this area.

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.
 * Ellsworth County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Ellsworth County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)