Wabaunsee County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Wabaunsee County

Guide to Wabaunsee 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
Wabaunsee County Courthouse 215 Kansas Street Alma, KS 66401 Phone: 785.765.3414 Formerly Richardson Co. Name changed to Wabaunsee 11 Feb 1859. County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records 1892-1910. Clerk District Court has divorce, probate and court records.

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

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

Neighboring Counties



 * Geary
 * Lyon
 * Morris
 * Osage
 * Pottawatomie
 * Riley
 * Shawnee

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
 * Mormon Trail 1846 to 1869 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Civil War
Men from Waubaunsee county enlisted in:


 * 2nd Regiment, Kansas Infantry, Company B
 * 8th Regiment, Kansas Infantry, Company E
 * 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies A, B, F, K
 * 5th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company A
 * 6th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company F
 * 9th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company E
 * 11th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies E, G, K, L, M

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

Societies and Libraries
Wabaunsee County Historical Society 227 Missouri Street, Box 387 Alma 66401 Telephone Number:785-765-2200 Website

Web Sites

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