Elk County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Elk County

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

County Courthouse
Elk County Courthouse 127 N. Pine Street Howard, Kansas 67349-0606 Phone: 316.374.2490 Elk County Website Clerk District has birth and death records 1885-1911, marriage and probate records from 1875, divorce and court records from 1906 and land records from 1871.

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

Military Records
For information about Civil War records see Chautauqua County.

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
Elk County Historical Society Caney Valley Ranch, Route 1 Grenola 67346

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