Greeley County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Greeley County

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

Description
The County was named for Horace Greeley, publisher of the New York Tribune--"Go West, Young Man." The County has Tribune as its seat and the County was created March 20, 1873. The County is located in the west central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Greeley County Courthouse 208 Harper Street PO Box 277 Tribune, Kansas 67879-0277 Phone: 316.376.4256 Greeley County Website City Clerk has birth records. Probate Judge has marriage and probate records. County Court has court records. Register of Deeds has land records.

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

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

Civil War

 * Greeley County was not organized until after the Civil War.

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
Greeley County Historical Society PO Box 231 Tribune 67879

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