Leavenworth County, Kansas Genealogy

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Guide to Leavenworth 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.

County Courthouse
Leavenworth County Courthouse 601 S Third St Ste 3051 Leavenworth, KS 66048-2781 Phone: 913.684.0700 Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1855. Reg of Deeds has land records. Clerk District Court has court and naturalization records from 1855.

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

Record Loss
1911 Fire destroyed the Leavenworth County courthouse on 22 March, along with all of the county records.

Populated Places
Basehor

Easton

Lansing

Leavenworth

Linwood

Tonganoxie

Prior to July 2014, some residences south of Hwy 24/40 in Leavenworth County had postal addresses of Bonner Springs, Kansas.

Neighboring Counties



 * Atchison
 * Douglas
 * Jefferson
 * Johnson
 * Platte County, Missouri
 * Wyandotte

Cemeteries
BillionGraves:


 * Congregational Cemetery, Linwood
 * Lansing Cemetery, Leavenworth
 * Leavenworth National Cemetery, Leavenworth
 * Mount Muncie Cemetery, Lansing

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Leavenworth

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


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Military
Leavenworth County furnished more troops in the Civil War than any other county in the State. By May 20, 1861, eighteen companies had been organized and were ready for service. These companies were known as follows: Home Guards, Leavenworth Fencibles, German Rifles, Leavenworth Guards, Emmett Guards, Steuben Guards, Delaware Guards, Delaware Rifles, Lincoln Rangers, Mounted Rifles, Leavenworth Grays, Shields Guards, Phoenix Guards, Union Guards, Leavenworth Light Infantry, Lafayette Guards, Lane Rifles, Leavenworth Rifles, Stranger Township Union Home Guards, Kickapoo Guards, Captain Black's Guards, Lyon Guards, Fourth Ward Guards, "Old Guards", Third Ward Guards, Leavenworth Mercantile Guards and Leavenworth Light Cavalry. During the Civil War men from this county enlisted in the 1st Regiment, Kansas Infantry; 7th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry;11th Regiment, Kansas Infantry; 15th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies C, F, L, and K; and the 17th Regiment, Kansas Infantry.

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

 * 1811 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $


 * Leavenworth County, Kansas Obituary Collection Free from GenealogyBuff.com. From Various Funeral Homes in the Leavenworth, Lansing, Fairmount, Basehor, and Tonanoxie areas.

Societies and Libraries
Leavenworth County Historical 1128 5th Ave Leavenworth, KS 66048 Telephone Number: 913-682-7759 Website

Family History Centers



 * Leavenworth Kansas Family History Center

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Leavenworth County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Leavenworth County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)