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'''Decatur 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|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Decatur County''' <br> | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Decatur County''' <br> | ||
{{KSDC}} | {{KSDC}} | ||
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| founded year = 1873 | | founded year = 1873 | ||
| founded date = March 6 | | founded date = March 6 | ||
| seat | | seat = [[Oberlin, Kansas |Oberlin]] | ||
| building image = Decatur county courthouse.gif | | building image = Decatur county courthouse.gif | ||
| building image size = 100px | | building image size = 100px | ||
| building image cap = Photo courtesy [[]] | | building image cap = Photo courtesy [[]] | ||
| building address = ''' | | building address = '''Decatur County Courthouse'''<br>120 E. Hall<br>P.O. Box 89<br>Oberlin, Kansas 66749-0089<br>Phone: 785.475.8102 | ||
}} | }} | ||
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== History == | == History == | ||
[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px]] | [[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]] | ||
The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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==== Boundary Changes ==== | ==== Boundary Changes ==== | ||
==== Record Loss ==== | ==== Record Loss ==== | ||
== Places/Localities == | == Places/Localities == | ||
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==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ==== Neighboring Counties ==== | ||
[[Image:Ksdecatur.jpg]] | |||
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*[[Furnas County, Nebraska|Furnas County, Nebraska]] | *[[Furnas County, Nebraska|Furnas County, Nebraska]] | ||
*[[Hitchcock County, Nebraska|Hitchcock County, Nebraska]] | *[[Hitchcock County, Nebraska|Hitchcock County, Nebraska]] | ||
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[http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm Decatur County Cemeteries] gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery. Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet. | [http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm Decatur County Cemeteries] gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery. Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet. | ||
==== Church ==== | ==== Church ==== | ||
{{KS Church Intro}} | {{KS Church Intro}} | ||
==== Court ==== | ==== Court ==== | ||
==== Land ==== | ==== Land ==== | ||
{{KS Land Intro}} | {{KS Land Intro}} | ||
==== Local Histories ==== | ==== Local Histories ==== | ||
{{KS History Intro}} | {{KS History Intro}} | ||
==== Maps ==== | ==== Maps ==== | ||
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==== Military ==== | ==== Military ==== | ||
==== Newspapers ==== | ==== Newspapers ==== | ||
{{KS Newspaper abstracts|Decatur}} | {{KS Newspaper abstracts|Decatur}} | ||
==== Probate ==== | ==== Probate ==== | ||
{{KS Probate Intro|Decatur}} | {{KS Probate Intro|Decatur}} | ||
==== Taxation ==== | ==== Taxation ==== | ||
{{KS Tax Intro}} | {{KS Tax Intro}} | ||
==== Vital Records ==== | ==== Vital Records ==== | ||
{{KS Vital Intro}} | {{KS Vital Intro}} | ||
[http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/links_to_deaths_in_decatur_count.htm Links to Deaths] in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and The Obituary Daily Times web site | [http://www.skyways.org/genweb/decatur/links_to_deaths_in_decatur_count.htm Links to Deaths] in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and The Obituary Daily Times web site | ||
== Societies and Libraries == | == Societies and Libraries == | ||
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<references /> | <references /> | ||
{{Kansas|Kansas}} | {{Kansas|Kansas}} | ||