Russell County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Russell County

Russell 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.

County Courthouse
Russell County Courthouse 401 N Main Street Russell, KS 67665 Phone: 785.483.4641 County Clerk has marriage, probate, court records 1876 and divorce records.

Parent County
1867--Russell County was created 26 February 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Russell

Neighboring Counties

 * Barton
 * Ellis
 * Ellsworth
 * Lincoln
 * Osborne
 * Rooks
 * Rush

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Russell County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Military

 * Russel County was organized after the Civil War.

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