Wilson County, Kansas Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Woodson County Courthouse 105 W Rutledge Yates Center, KS 66783 Phone: 316.625.3162 County Clerk has birth  rec 1885-1911, marriage records from 1860, divorce and probate records from 1863, court records from 1934 and land records from 1861

Parent County
1855--Wilson County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Fredonia

Neighboring Counties

 * Allen
 * Elk
 * Greenwood
 * Labette
 * Montgomery
 * Neosho
 * Woodson

Military
During the Civil War men from Wilson, Woodson and Greenwood counties organized a mounted militia regiment in 1861, the 14th Regiment, Kansas Cavalry.

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.
 * Wilson County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Wilson County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)