Sheridan County, Kansas Genealogy

United States Kansas Sheridan County

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

County Courthouse
Sheridan County Courthouse P.O. Box 899 Hoxie, Kansas 67740-0899 Phone: 785.675.3361 Website County Clerk has incomplete birth and death records 1887-1910. Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records. Register of Deeds has land records.

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

Cemeteries
Sheridan County Cemeteries. Provides the name of the cemetery, location and and transcription of the graves. The transcription may provide:
 * Name
 * Date of birth
 * Date of death
 * Remarks

Military Records

 * Sheridan County was organized 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
Sheridan County Historical Society & Mickey's Museum 1224 Oak PO Box 274 Hoxie 67740 Telephone: 785-675-3501 E-mail:[mailto:schs@ruraltel.net schs@ruraltel.net] Museum E-mail:[mailto:jsschs@ruraltel.net jsschs@ruraltel.net] Website

Sheridan County Historical Society and Museum 850 Sibley Circle Sheridan, WY 82801 Telephone:307-675-1150 Website

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
 * Sheridan County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Solomon Valley Chronicles - a website for genealogy and local history of Graham, Norton and Sheridan Counties.