Pawnee County, Kansas Genealogy

Guide to Pawnee 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 the Pawnee tribe. The County has Larned as its seat and the County was created February 26, 1867. The County is located in the central area of the state.

County Courthouse
Pawnee County Courthouse 715 Broadway Street Larned, Kansas 67550-3098 Phone: 620.285.3721 Pawnee County Website Clerk District Court has marriage records from 1873, divorce, probate, court and naturalization records Register of Deeds has land records. City Clerk has birth and death records and death records 1897-1911 and burial records from 1886, census taken in 1886. County Clerk

Vital Records/Records of Pawnee County

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

Other possible locations in the county:
 * Hamburg
 * Vaughn
 * Zook

State and Territorial Census Records

 * 1855-1925 - Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 at Ancestry — ($), Index and images; covers census years 1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925
 * 1860 - at FamilySearch — Index and images
 * 1860 - 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory at Ancestry — ($), Index and images
 * 1865 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1875 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — images
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1919-1961 - Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961 at Ancestry — Partial index (4 counties) and images

Federal Census Records
The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861. For links to Federal Census indexes, see Kansas Census.

Court Records

 * Records of Pawnee County

Land and Property Records
Online Land Records
 * Land records at Kansas Historical Society
 * 1902 Land Plat book for Pawnee County - image of plat book
 * 1916 Land Plat book for Pawnee County - image of plat book

For more information see Kansas Land and Property
 * Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
 * 1796-1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
 * 1861-1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index and images

Local Histories

 * Pawnee County Organization Records
 * Kansas Historical Society Kansapedia for Pawnee County
 * Souvenir of Larned and Pawnee County, Kansas - Issued by the "Larned Business Men's Association" about 1908. Collection of photos and brief historical sketches.
 * Wichita State University Libraries Images of Larned
 * Pawnee County History Bibliography at Kansas Historical Society

Online County Histories
 * History of Browns Grove & Burdett, Kansas, 1876-1976. By Arlene Notestine Todd, Jean Bindley Thompson.  Burdett, Kansas : Burdett Community Development Corp.  Online at: ;.
 * History of the State of Kansas. (Includes section on Pawnee County.) 1883.  By William G. Cutler.  Chicago, IL : A. T. Andreas.  Online at: Hathitrust, Kansas Collection Books.

Maps and Gazetteers



 * Map from Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
 * Pawnee County Report, 1878: Map and statistics from Kansas State Board of Agriculture First Biennial Report, 1878
 * Plat Book of Pawnee County, Kansas, 1902
 * Atlas and Plat Book of Pawnee County, Kansas, 1916
 * Township Map of 1887 Pawnee County, Kansas with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

Military Records
Note: Pawnee County was not organized until after the Civil War.
 * Pawnee County 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll: KSGenWeb or Genealogy Trails
 * Pawnee County World War II casualties

Newspapers
Kansas Newspapers Online Kansas Newspaper Catalogs
 * Kansas Newspapers at Newspapers.com - ($), free to Kansas residents through Kansas Historical Society
 * GenealogyBank - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
 * Newspaper Archive - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
 * Chronicling America - contains images of some Kansas newspapers; searching tips
 * Elephind - Free; search engine that retrieves newspaper images from other free newspaper websites
 * Kansas Online Historical Newspapers - contains a list of known Kansas newspapers online and the websites they are found on
 * U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present on Chronicling America - contains a list of all known newspapers and the dates they cover; once you locate a newspaper name, contact the local library to see if they have copies of the newspaper

Probate Records
'''Online Records


 * 1803 – 1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Vital Records

 * Records of Pawnee County

Birth

 * 1818 - 1936 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1885 - 1911 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 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 $

Libraries

 * Jordaan Memorial Library, Larned: Library holdings can be searched in Pathfinder Central. The library may have cataloged unique items related to genealogy and local history, in addition to published works for this area.

Societies
Old Fort Genealogical Society of Southeastern Kansas, Inc. At 3rd & National (entrance on the west side of the Memorial Hall) PO Box 786 Fort Scott, KS 66701 Telephone: 620-223-3300 E-mail:[mailto:ofgs@pbxmail.com ofgs@pbxmail.com] Website


 * Kansas Historical Society Online documents, images, publications, etc. for Pawnee County

Websites

 * Genealogy Trails/Kansas Trails Pawnee County page
 * KSGenWeb/Pawnee 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
 * Pawnee County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)