Douglas County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Douglas County

County Courthouse
Douglas County Courthouse 111 E 11th; Lawrence, KS 66044 Phone: 785.841.7700 Clerk Discharge Court has probate and court records from 1863 naturalization records 1867-1953. Registrar of Deeds has land records. Spencer Research Lib has marriage 1863-1912.

Parent County
1855--Douglas County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Lawrence

Neighboring Counties

 * Franklin
 * Jefferson
 * Johnson
 * Leavenworth
 * Miami
 * Osage
 * Shawnee

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Eudora Cemetery, Eudora
 * Maple Grove Cemetery, Lawrence
 * Pioneer Cemetery, Lawrence

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


 * Kansas River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s to 1890s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 to 1869 from western Missouri to northern California

Civil War Battle
The following Civil War battle was fought in Douglas County.


 * August 21, 1863 = Lawrence, also known Lawrence Massacre


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Kansas.


 * Men from Douglas county enlisted in the 1st Infantry Regiment, Company A and  20th Regiment, Company H.

Societies and Libraries
Spencer Research Library—Kansas Collections (includes Douglas County Records) University of Kansas 1450 Poplar Lane Lawrence, KS 66045-7616 Phone: (785) 864-4334

Watkins Community Museum of History 1047 Massachusetts Street Lawrence, KS 66044 Phone: (785) 841-4109 Email: info@watkinsmuseum.org

Kansas Historical Society 6425 SW Sixth Avenue Topeka, KS 66615-1099 Phone: (785) 272-8681 Fax: (785) 272-8682

Douglas County Genealogical Society

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Lawrence Kansas Family History Center

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project: Douglas County, Kansas. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.




 * Douglas County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References