Elk County, Kansas Genealogy

Elk County, Kansas genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, 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.

United States Kansas  Elk County

County Courthouse
Elk County Courthouse; 127 N Pine Street Howard, KS 67349 Phone: 316.374.2490 Courthouse burned in 1906. Clerk Disrict has birth and death records 1885-1911, marriage and probate records from 1875, divorce and court records from 1906 and land records from 1871.

Parent County

 * 1875--Elk County was created 3 March 1875 from Howard (Old) County. County seat: Howard

Neighboring Counties



 * Butler
 * Chautauqua
 * Cowley
 * Greenwood
 * Montgomery
 * Wilson

Military
For information about Civil War records see Chautauqua County.

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