Rawlins County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Rawlins County

Guide to Rawlins County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.

County Courthouse
Rawlins County Courthouse 607 Main Street Atwood, KS 67730-1896 Phone: 785.626.3351 Register of Deeds has land records. Probate Court has probate records.

Parent County
1873--Rawlins County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. County seat: Atwood

Neighboring Counties



 * Cheyenne
 * Decatur
 * Dundy County, Nebraska
 * Hitchcock County, Nebraska
 * Red Willow County, Nebraska
 * Sherman
 * Thomas

Military

 * Rawlins County was not organized until after the Civil War.

Obituaries of Chessmore Relatives
JoAnn Chessmore Hall has these obituaries, contact at [mailto:jchall@qwest.net jchall@qwest.net]

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Kansas GenWeb is an excellent source information for vital records and cemeteries.
 * Rawlins County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Rawlins County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)