Douglas County, Kansas Genealogy

United States &gt; Kansas &gt; Douglas County

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

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

Military

 * Men from Douglas county enlisted in the 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