Chautauqua County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Chautaqua County

Guide to Chautauqua County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy 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.

How do I find birth, marriage or death information?
Birth, marriage and death information can be found in vital records. Information about these events may also be found in other records. Registration of births and deaths by the state began in July 1911, marriages in May 1913.

County births and deaths before July 1911 County Marriages before May 1913 State births and deaths from July 1911 State marriages from May 1913.

How do I find a map showing where a person lived in the county?
Places/Localities Maps

County Courthouse
Chautauqua County Courthouse 215 N Chautauqua Sedan, KS 67361 Phone: 316.725.3282

Register of Deeds has death and burial records from 1871, land records from 1870 and military records from 1940. Probate Judge has marriage and probate records. Clerk District Court has divorce and court records.

Parent County
1875--Chautauqua County was created 3 March 1875 from Howard (Old) County. County seat: Sedan

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties



 * Cowley
 * Elk
 * Montgomery
 * Osage County, Oklahoma
 * Washington County, Oklahoma

Military

 * For information about Civil War records see Howard County.

Probate
Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth Records

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Death Records

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $