Wallace County, Kansas Genealogy

Guide to Wallace County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Description
The County was named for W. H. L. Wallace. The County has Sharon Springs as its seat and the County was created 1868. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Wallace County Courthouse 313 Main Street Sharon Springs, Kansas 67758-9998 Phone: 785.852.4282 Wallace County Website County Clerk has birth, marriage and death records 1895-1911. Clerk District Court has divorce records. Probate Judge has probate and court records. Register of Deeds has land records.

Populated Places
The following are locations in Wallace County, Kansas:

Census Records
State Census
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1875 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Military Records

 * Wallace County was organized after the Civil War.

Probate Records
'''Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Birth

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - 1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage

 * 1811 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — index
 * 1840 - 1935 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1855 - 1911 at | FamilySearch — images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Death

 * 1885 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry.com — index $

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
 * Wallace County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)