Pottawatomie County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Pottawatomie County

Pottawatomie 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
Pottawatomie County Courthouse 207 N First; Westmoreland KS 66549-0187 Phone: 785.457.3314

County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records 1885-1910. Unified Court System has divorce, probate and court records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Parent County
1857--Pottawatomie County was created 20 February 1857 from Riley and Calhoun(old) Counties. County seat: Westmoreland

Neighboring Counties

 * Jackson
 * Marshall
 * Nemaha
 * Riley
 * Shawnee
 * Wabaunsee

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


 * Kansas River
 * Big Blue River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

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