Cheyenne County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Cheyenne County

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

County Courthouse
Cheyenne County Courthouse P.O. Box 985 St. Francis, Kansas 67756-0646 Phone: 785.332.2401 Cheyenne County Website Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1886, divorce, court and probate records from 1892. Register of Deeds has land records from mid-1800’s and military discharge records from 1919.

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

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

Military Records

 * Cheyenne County was not organized until after the Civil War. No records of men enlisting from Cheyenne County exist.

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 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 $

Societies
Cheyenne County Historical Society West Highway 36, Box 611 St. Francis 67756

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
 * Cheyenne County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)