Linn County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Linn County

Guide to Linn 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
Linn County Courthouse PO Box B; Mound City, KS 66056-0601 Phone: 913.795.2668 Clerk District Court has probate and court records from 1855. Register of Deeds has land records and military records from 1900. County Library/Museum has birth, marriage, and death records from 1855, divorce records, cemetery records from 1910, military records 1861-1865 and newspapers from 1864.

Parent County
1855--Linn County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Mound City

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

Neighboring Counties



 * Allen
 * Anderson
 * Bates County, Missouri
 * Bourbon
 * Franklin
 * Miami
 * Vernon County, Missouri

Civil War Battles
The following Civil War battles were fought in Linn County.


 * October 25, 1864 = Mine Creek, also known as Battle of the Osage
 * October 25, 1864 = Marais des Cygnes, also known as Battle of Osage, Battle of Trading Post


 * Map showing Civil War battles in Kansas.

During the Civil War men from this county enlisted in the 2nd Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company I; 2nd Regiment, Kansas Militia Infantry, Company F; 6th Regiment, Kansas Militia Infantry, Company K; 7th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Companies B and G; 11th Regiment, Kansas Infantry, Company A; 12 Regiment, Kansas Militia Infantry, Company K; 15th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry, Company 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
Linn County Historical Society PO Box 137 Pleasanton 66075

Parker Genealogy Society c/o Linn County District #1 Library, 224 Main Street  Parker, Kansas 66072 Telephone Number: 913-898-4650

Family History Centers



 * Mound City Kansas City Family History Center

Web Sites

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