Smith County, Kansas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Smith County; 218 S Grant St; Smith Center, KS 66967; Ph. 785.282.6533 Details: (Pro Judge has m &amp; pro rec from 1875; Clk Dis Ct has div &amp; ct rec from 1875; Co Clk has land rec from 1872)

Parent County
1867--Smith County was created 26 February 1867 from unorganized territory.County seat: Smith Center

Populated Places

 * Lebanon
 * Smith Center

Neighboring Counties

 * Franklin County, Nebraska
 * Jewell
 * Osborne
 * Phillips
 * Webster County, Nebraska

Maps
Plat Book, Smith County, Kansas, 1900, Northwest Publishing Co. This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. It has a patrons' directory and plats of towns as of the year of publication.

Military
Smith County was organized after the Civil War.

Societies and Libraries
Smith Center Public Library: 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.
 * Smith County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Smith County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)