Dickinson County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas  Dickinson County

Guide to Dickinson 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
Dickinson County Courthouse 109 E 1st Street; Abilene, KS 67410-0248 Phone: 785.263.3774 County Clerk has incomplete birth records from 1892, marriage and death records from 1892.

Parent County
1857--Dickinson County was created 20 February 1857 from Davis (Old) County and unorganized territory. County seat: Abilene

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

Neighboring Counties



 * Clay
 * Geary
 * Marion
 * McPherson
 * Morris
 * Ottawa
 * Saline

Maps

 * Township Map of 1887 Dickinson County, Kansas with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

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 — images
 * 1855 - 1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911 at Ancestry.com — images $

Societies and Libraries
Dickinson County Historical Society 412 South Abilene 67410 Telephone Number: 785-263-2681 Fax:785-263-0380 E-mail:[mailto:heritagecenterdk@sbcglobal.net heritagecenterdk@sbcglobal.net] Website

Web Sites

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