Lyon County, Kansas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Lyon County Courthouse 402 Commercial Emporia, KS 66801-4000 Phone: 316.342.4950 Formerly Breckenridge Co. Name changed to Lyon 5 Feb 1862 Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1861, divorce records from 1860, probate records from 1859 and court records from 1858; Register of Deeds has land records from 1856; City Clerk has birth and death records

Parent County
1857--Lyon County was created 17 February 1857 as an original county. County seat: Emporia

Neighboring Counties

 * Chase
 * Coffey
 * Greenwood
 * Morris
 * Osage
 * Wabaunsee

Military
During the Civil War men from Lyon County enlisted in the Emporia Guards, the Emporia Artillery and the Emporia Cavalry, 2nd Regiment Kansas Volunteer Infantry, Company H; 8th Regiment Kansas Infantry, Company H which was tranferred to the 9th Regiment Kansas Infantry, Company B; and the 11th Regiment Kansas Cavalry, Company C.

Newspapers
Emporia Gazette

Obituaries
Emporia Gazette Death Notices Index 1892-1989 - Site gives information on the Index and how to obtain a copy of the obituary.

Emporia Gazette Death Notices Index 1990-1999 - Site gives information on the Index and how to obtain a copy of the obituary.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Emporia Kansas Family History Center

Web Sites

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