Hoxie, Sheridan County, Kansas Genealogy

This is a Genealogy page for Sheridan County Seat in the State of Kansas.

Kansas Online Genealogy Records

Sheridan County History Bibliography

 * Experiences Related by L.M. Foster.
 * Sheridan County, Kansas: A History of Faith and Labor. (2 vols.). Hoxie, KS: Sheridan County Historical Society, 1984-85.
 * Kansas State Historical Society. Sheridan County Clippings, 1889-1999
 * Angelus Community to Hold Golden Jubilee Celebration. Menig, Charles.
 * Some Early Day History Concerning this County. Hoxie Sentinel. Sept. 24, 1953
 * Early Northwest Kansas History. Early northwest Kansas history; written by people who lived it and in their own words. A true word picture of pioneer life in northwest Kansas.
 * Fifty Years Ago in Northwest Kansas. 
 * 1888-1988: A Century of Living in Selden, Kansas, Sheridan County. Selden, KS: Selden Centennial History Committee, 1988
 * Historic Sites in Sheridan County. N.p.: 1980

Church Records
First Presbyterian Church 1101 Sheridan Ave Hoxie, KS 67740‎ (785) 675-3436 A Short history of the First Presbyterian Church, Hoxie, Kansas: commemorating the one-hundredth anniversary, 1886-1986

Cemeteries
Cemeteries for Hoxie are Hoxie Cemetery and Inman Lutheran

The surrounding areas can be found at Sheridan County Cemeteries.

History
Originally called Kenneth it was moved to the present day location to allow for an increase in the population as to facilitate a county seat. Later in 1888, the coming of the Union Pacific Railroad further boosted the population.

In 1896 the courthouse was burned and most of the county records were destroyed. The first organized church was the Hoxie Presbyterian established on June 6, 1886.

Hoxie was laid out in 1886 and named for H. M Hoxie. >

Maps

 * Map for Hoxie can be found at Hoxie, Kansas
 * Hoxie, Sheridan Co. Gaylord, Smith Co. ; Cedarville, Smith Co. ; Harlan, Smith Co. Shows block and lot numbers and some tracts, owners of large parcels, railroads, etc. Scanned raster image of original: 4 maps on 1 sheet : hand col. ; 18 x 14 cm. or smaller, on sheet 45 x 37 cm. Original in the David Rumsey Collection; scanned by Cartography Associates.
 * Range and township map for Sherdian [i.e., Sheridan County]

Societies
Sheridan County Historical Society and Mickey's Museum 1224 Oak Ave Hoxie, KS 67740 (785) 675-3501

Town Records
County Courthouse PO Box 899 Hoxie, KS 67740-0899 Phone: 785.675.3361

Websites
Hoxie, Kansas