Franklin County, Kansas Genealogy

Franklin County, Kansas genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, 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.

United States Kansas  Franklin County

County Courthouse
Franklin County Courthouse 315 S Main Ottawa, KS 66067 Phone: 785.242.1471

Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records. Register of Deeds has land and military records.

Parent County
1855--Franklin County was created 30 August 1855 as an original county. County seat: Ottawa

Neighboring Counties



 * Anderson
 * Coffey
 * Douglas
 * Johnson
 * Linn
 * Miami
 * Osage

Military

 * Men from this County enlisted in 1st Infantry Regiment, Company A and 15th Cavalry Regiment, Company A.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Ottawa 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.
 * Franklin County Genealogy Indexes - Many sources are indexed, such as probates, naturalizations, county marriages, county divorces, cemeteries, births, etc.
 * Franklin County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Franklin County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)