Elk County, Kansas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Elk County Courthouse; 127 N Pine Street Howard, KS 67349 Phone: 316.374.2490 Courthouse burned in 1906. Clerk Disrict has birth and death records 1885-1911, marriage and probate records from 1875, divorce and court records from 1906 and land records from 1871.

Parent County

 * 1875--Elk County was created 3 March 1875 from Howard (Old) County. County seat: Howard

Neighboring Counties

 * Butler
 * Chautauqua
 * Cowley
 * Greenwood
 * Montgomery
 * Wilson

Military
For information about Civil War records see Chautauqua County.

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