Norton County, Kansas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Norton County; 101 S Kansas Ave; Norton, KS 67654-0070; Ph. 785.877.5710 Details: (Name changed to Billings 6 Mar 1873. Name changed back to Norton 19 Feb 1874) (Clk Dis Ct has m &amp; div rec; pro Ct has pr o&amp; ct rec; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1874 &amp; some cem rec; City Clks have b &amp; d rec)

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

Neighboring Counties

 * Decatur
 * Furnas County, Nebraska
 * Graham
 * Harlan County, Nebraska
 * Phillips
 * Sheridan

Cemeteries
Lenora Cemetery Association Index may provide the following information of three cemeteries: Lenora East,  Lenora South, and Pairie Gem:


 * Surname
 * Given Names
 * Birth Date
 * Death Date
 * Age
 * Inscription
 * Other Information
 * Photo

Norton County Kansas Cemeteries Index by the Norton County Genealogical Society has information on all cemeteries, providing essentially the same information as above.

South Star Cemetery transcription gives directions to the cemetery and provides the essentially the same information as above.

Military

 * Norton County was not organized until 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.
 * Norton County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Norton County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)