Wabaunsee County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Wabaunsee County

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

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:


 * Second Infantry, Company B
 * Eighth Infantry, Company E
 * Second Cavalry, Companies A, B, F, K
 * Fifth Cavalry, Company A
 * Sixth Cavalry, Company F
 * Eighth Cavalry, Company E
 * Eleventh Cavalry, Companies E, G, K, L, M

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