Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Decatur County; 120 E Hall; PO Box 89; Oberlin, KS 67749; Ph. 785.475.8102 Details: (Clk Dis Ct has b, m &amp; d rec 1885-1913, div &amp; ct rec from 1881, pro rec from 1891 &amp; nat rec from 1880; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1878 &amp; mil dis rec from 1862)

History


The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).

Parent County
1873--Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. County seat: Oberlin

Neighboring Counties

 * Furnas County, Nebraska
 * Hitchcock County, Nebraska
 * Norton
 * Rawlins
 * Red Willow County, Nebraska
 * Sheridan
 * Thomas

Cemeteries
Decatur County Cemeteries gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery. Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet.

Vital Records
Links to Deaths in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and The Obituary Daily Times web site

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