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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Labette County'''  
''[[United States Genealogy|United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Kansas Genealogy|Kansas]]'' [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Labette County'''<br>


Guide to '''Labette County, Kansas ancestry, family history and genealogy''' 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.<br>
Guide to '''Labette County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
{{Click|Image:KS_ORP.png|Kansas Online Genealogy Records}} {{Infobox U.S. County
| county = Labette County
| county_map = 200px-Map of Kansas highlighting Labette County svg.bmp
| state = Kansas
| state_map = KS-map.png
| latd = 39.99
| longd = 91.19
| founded title = [[Kansas County Creation Dates and Parent Counties|Founded]]
| founded year = 1867
| founded date = February 7
| seat = [[Oswego, Kansas|Oswego]]
| building image = KansasLabetteCourthouse.jpg
| building image size =
| building image cap =
| building address = '''[[Labette County, Kansas Courthouse|Labette County Courthouse]]'''<br>501 Merchant Street<br>Oswego, Kansas 67356<br>Phone: 316.795.2138
}}


=== County Information  ===
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==== Labette County, Kansas Record Dates  ====
 
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| width="100%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="6" | <center>'''Beginning Dates for Major County Records'''<ref>Alice Eichholz, Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, Revised ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992), 232-245. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 1992</ref></center>
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas#Taxation|Tax]]'''
|organized= February 7,  1867
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | [[Labette County, Kansas#Land|'''Land''']]  
|county seat= Oswego
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas#Probate|Probate]]'''
|parent county= [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]] <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1885
|county1= [[Cherokee County, Kansas Genealogy|Cherokee]]
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1867
|county2= [[Craig County, Oklahoma Genealogy|Craig (OK)]]
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1885
|county3= [[Crawford County, Kansas Genealogy|Crawford]]
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1860
|county4= [[Montgomery County, Kansas Genealogy|Montgomery]]
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1867
|county5= [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]]
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1868
|county6= [[Nowata County, Oklahoma Genealogy|Nowata (OK)]]
|county7= [[Wilson County, Kansas Genealogy|Wilson]]</br><center>[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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|county courthouse= [[Image:KansasLabetteCourthouse.jpg|245x245px]]
|county location in state= [[Image:  200px-Map of Kansas highlighting Labette County svg.bmp|245x245px]]
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== County Information ==


== County Courthouse ==
=== Description ===
=== County Courthouse ===
{{KS Courthouse Intro|Labette}}


[http://www.labettecounty.com/ Labette County Courthouse]<br>501 Merchant St P O Box 387<br>Oswego KS 67356 <br>Phone:&nbsp;316 795-2227 <br>  
'''Labette County Courthouse'''<br>501 Merchant Street<br>P.O. Box 387<br>Oswego, Kansas 67356<br>Phone: 620-421-5255<br>
[http://www.labettecounty.com/ Labette County Website]<br><br>


County Clerk has birth records 1885-1896 and death records 1885-1889. <br>Probate&nbsp;Judge has marriage and probate records from 1870. <br>Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1870. <br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1875. <br>A yearly county census was taken 1915-1979.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas page 252, {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>  
County Clerk has birth records 1885-1896 and death records 1885-1889. <br>Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1870. <br>Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1870. <br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1875. <br>A yearly county census was taken 1915-1979. <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>


== History ==
=== Labette County, Kansas Record Dates ===
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" colspan="7" | <center>'''Beginning Dates for Major County Records<ref>Alice Eichholz, Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, Revised ed. (Salt Lake City: Ancestry, 1992), 232-245. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27rb 1992</ref>'''</center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Labette County, Kansas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1867
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1868
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==== Parent County  ====
=== Record Loss ===
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


'''1867--'''Labette County was created 7 February 1867 from [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]] County. '''County seat:''' Oswego <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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==== Boundary Changes ====
=== Boundary Changes ===
{{KS Boundary Changes Intro|Labette}}
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*'''1867--'''Labette County was created 7 February 1867 from [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]] County.
*'''County seat:''' Oswego <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Labette County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
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==== Record Loss  ====
=== Populated Places ===
{{KS Populated Places Intro|Labette}}
The following are locations in Labette County, Kansas:


There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
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* Altamont
* Angola
* Bartlett
* Brownstone
* Chetopa
* Dennis
* Edna
* Fern
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* Garvin
* Grove
* Labette
* Laneville
* Montana
* Morehead
* Mound Valley
* Orchard Park
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* Oswego
* Parsons
* Penfield
* Stover
* Strauss
* Valeda
* Winway
|}


== Places/Localities  ==
=== History Timeline ===
{{KS Historical Timeline Intro|Labette}}


==== Populated Places  ====
== Resources ==
{{KS Resources Intro|Labette}}


*Altamont
=== Bible Records ===
*Angola
{{KS Bible Intro|Labette}}
*Bartlett
*Brownstone
*Chetopa
*Dennis
*Edna
*Fern
*Garvin
*Grove
*Labette  
*Laneville
*Montana
*Morehead
*Mound Valley
*Orchard Park
*Oswego
*Parsons
*Penfield
*Stover
*Strauss
*Valeda
*Winway


==== Neighboring Counties ====
=== Biographies ===
{{KS Biographies Intro|Labette}}


[[Image:Kslabette.jpg|700px|Kslabette.jpg]]
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{KS Business Records Intro|Labette}}


*[[Cherokee County, Kansas Genealogy|Cherokee]]
=== Cemeteries ===
*[[Craig County, Oklahoma Genealogy|Craig County, Oklahoma]]
{{KS Cemeteries Intro|Labette}}
*[[Crawford County, Kansas Genealogy|Crawford]]
*[[Montgomery County, Kansas Genealogy|Montgomery]]
*[[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]]
*[[Nowata County, Oklahoma Genealogy|Nowata County, Oklahoma]]
*[[Wilson County, Kansas Genealogy|Wilson]]


== Resources  ==
{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:60%;  "
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Labette County, Kansas''' online and in print</center>
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| width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" valign="top" style="border:1px solid black" |
* [http://findagrave.org/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=18&GScnty=933&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Findagrave.com]
* [http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/labette.htm KSGenWeb]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/labette.htm Tombstone Project]
* [http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=50 Kansas Gravestones]
* [https://billiongraves.com/pages/search/# Billion Graves]
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| width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" | <center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
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* {{FHL|430777|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Labette+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]


==== Cemeteries ====
|-
| width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0" style="border:1px solid black" valign="top" |
* [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=933 Findagrave.com]
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?year_range=5&action=search_cemetery&exact=true&country=United%20States&state=Kansas&county=Labette&cemetery_name=a# Billion Graves]


Several published books as well as archival materials exist for Labette County cemeteries. (See [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat ]for library holdings.)&nbsp; Compilations include:  
|-
 
| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kansas Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
*''Funeral Registers, 1900-1926''. Wall Funeral Home, Parsons, Kansas. Salt Lake City, Utah&nbsp;: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987  
|}
*''Labette County Funeral Registers, 1889-1926''.  
Several published books as well as archival materials exist for Labette County cemeteries. (See [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat ]for library holdings.)&nbsp; Compilations include:
*Murphy, D.D, and Josephine Murphy. ''Tombstone Inscriptions from Cemeteries on Montana Road, Oswego, Labette County''. , 1970.  
*''Funeral Registers, 1900-1926''. Wall Funeral Home, Parsons, Kansas. Salt Lake City, Utah&nbsp;: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1987
*''Labette County Funeral Registers, 1889-1926''.
*Murphy, D.D, and Josephine Murphy. ''Tombstone Inscriptions from Cemeteries on Montana Road, Oswego, Labette County''. , 1970.
*Rice, Tina, and Wanda Houts. ''Tombstone Inscriptions''. Parsons, KS. (P.O. Box 826, Parsons 67357: T. Rice and W. Houts, 1981.
*Rice, Tina, and Wanda Houts. ''Tombstone Inscriptions''. Parsons, KS. (P.O. Box 826, Parsons 67357: T. Rice and W. Houts, 1981.
 
In addition, several national websites include information for Labette County graves:
In addition, several national websites include information for Labette County graves:  
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=933 Findagrave.com]
 
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=933 Findagrave.com]  
*[http://www.interment.net Interment.net]
*[http://www.interment.net Interment.net]
 
Resources for specific cemeteries are:
Resources for specific cemeteries are:  
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[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=35870 Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa] Google map and searchable database on BillionGraves
[http://www.billiongraves.com/pages/cemetery/cemetery.php?cemetery_id=35870 Oak Hill Cemetery, Chetopa] Google map and searchable database on BillionGraves


{| width="80%" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="3" border="1"
=== Census Records ===
|-
{{KS Census Intro|Labette}}
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print'''
| width="30%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" align="center" | '''List of Cemeteries in the county'''
|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GSfn=&GSmn=&GSln=&GSbyrel=all&GSby=&GSdyrel=all&GSdy=&GScntry=4&GSst=18&GScnty=933&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Findagrave.com]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | {{FHL|430777|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=933 Findagrave.com]
|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/labette.htm KSGenWeb]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Labette+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?year_range=5&action=search_cemetery&exact=true&country=United%20States&state=Kansas&county=Labette&cemetery_name=a# Billion Graves]
|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/labette.htm Tombstone Project]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=50 Kansas Gravestones]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [https://billiongraves.com/pages/search/# Billion Graves]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" colspan="3" | See [[Kansas Cemeteries|Kansas Cemeteries]] for more information.
|}
 
==== Church  ====


{{KS Church Intro}}  
=== Church Records ===
{{KS Church Intro|Labette}}


*Brown Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal  
*Brown Chapel, African Methodist Episcopal
*Cecil Church (historical)  
*Cecil Church (historical)
*Center Bethel Church  
*Center Bethel Church
*Center Chapel  
*Center Chapel
*Edna Baptist Church  
*Edna Baptist Church
*Elm Church  
*Elm Church
*Hopewell Church  
*Hopewell Church
*Mount Pleasant Baptist  
*Mount Pleasant Baptist
*Mount Zion Baptist Church (historical)  
*Mount Zion Baptist Church (historical)
*Pleasant Hill Church  
*Pleasant Hill Church
*St. Paul's Church. [See book: ''Protestant Episcopal Church, Kansas Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Etc: Chetopa, St. Paul's Church, 1889-1960]''  
*St. Paul's Church. [See book: ''Protestant Episcopal Church, Kansas Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Etc: Chetopa, St. Paul's Church, 1889-1960]''
*Salem Church (historical)  
*Salem Church (historical)
*Spring Valley Church  
*Spring Valley Church
*Zion Hill Church
*Zion Hill Church


==== Court ====
=== Court Records ===
{{KS Court Intro|Labette}}


Labette County Court House<br>501 Merchant St<br>Oswego KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2227 <br>
Labette County Court House<br>501 Merchant St<br>Oswego KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2227


The [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Sociey] has the following on microfilm:  
The [http://www.kshs.org/ Kansas Historical Sociey] has the following on microfilm:


Chetopa City Clerk Ordinance book book, 1879-1881
Chetopa City Clerk Ordinance book book, 1879-1881


==== Land  ====
=== Directories ===
{{KS Directories Intro|Labette}}


{{KS Land Intro}}  
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
{{KS Emigration Intro|Labette}}


The [http://www.labettecounty.com/department/?fDD=9-0 Labette County Register of Deeds Office ]&nbsp;has land records from 1867.
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{KS Ethnic Groups Intro|Labette}}


An additional resource is'': 'Deed records, Labette County, 1868-1877, Kansas ''by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Oceanic Hopkins Chapter (Pittsburg, Kansas)&nbsp;and Margaret Grandle. Available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and FamilySearch Centers worldwide.
=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{KS Funeral Homes Intro|Labette}}


==== Local Histories ====
=== Genealogies ===
{{KS Genealogies Intro|Labette}}


{{KS History Intro}}  
=== Guardianship ===
See [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat ]to locate the following materials: [Note: some digital versions are available online.]
{{KS Guardianship Intro|Labette}}


Brotherton, Mike, and Mattox, David.&nbsp;''Labette County''. Arcadia Pub. , 2011.
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{KS Land Intro|Labette}}


Canfield, Thomas H. ''Business Directory of the City of Oswego: Labette County, Kansas, Containing a History of the Town from the Beginning, with the Present Business of the Place, Together with an Outline Map of the City and Its Surroundings, Its Population and Its Railroad Facilities, Present and Future''. Oswego: Printed by Colver &amp; M'Gill, 1870.  
The [http://www.labettecounty.com/department/?fDD=9-0 Labette County Register of Deeds Office ]&nbsp;has land records from 1867.


Case, Nelson. ''History of Labette County, Kansas: And Representative Citizens''. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co, 1901. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/historyoflabette00case Internet Archive.]
An additional resource is'': 'Deed records, Labette County, 1868-1877, Kansas ''by the Daughters of the American Revolution, Oceanic Hopkins Chapter (Pittsburg, Kansas)&nbsp;and Margaret Grandle. Available on microfilm at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah and FamilySearch Centers worldwide.


Case, Nelson. ''History of Labette County, Kansas: From the First Settlement to the Close of 1892''. Topeka, Kan: Crane &amp; Co, 1893. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/details/historyoflabette01case Internet Archive]&nbsp;and [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/loc.ark:/13960/t1vd74f1k Hathi Trust].
=== Local Histories ===
{{KS Histories Intro|Labette}}


Earle, Jonathan, Ted Wilson, Norman Saul, Paul Kelton, Stephen Hasiotis, and John N. Mack. ''Swords into Ploughshares: the Struggle to Build an Ordered Community of Liberty on the Southeast Kansas Frontier 1867-1876''. , 2009. Internet resource at [http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/bitstream/1808/5430/1/Mack_ku_0099D_10317_DATA_1.pdf KU Scholar Works].
{{KS History Intro}}
See [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat ]to locate the following materials: [Note: some digital versions are available online.]


Graue, Bertha I, and Norman R. Peters. ''The Bartlett Book: A Collection of Newspaper Articles Containing a History of the Many Families Who Have Lived in the Southern Part of Labette County, Kansas, 1850-1977''. Washington, D.C.] (Box 21117, Washington 20009: N.R. Peters, 1982.  
Brotherton, Mike, and Mattox, David.&nbsp;''Labette County''. Arcadia Pub. , 2011.


''James Lincoln Stice Papers: Scrapbooks, Letters, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs''. Fayetteville, Ark: Special Collections Division, University Libraries, 1999.  
Canfield, Thomas H. ''Business Directory of the City of Oswego: Labette County, Kansas, Containing a History of the Town from the Beginning, with the Present Business of the Place, Together with an Outline Map of the City and Its Surroundings, Its Population and Its Railroad Facilities, Present and Future''. Oswego: Printed by Colver &amp; M'Gill, 1870.


Kinton, Maxine L. ''Some Ohioans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Mansfield, Ohio: M.L. Kinton, 1980.  
Case, Nelson. ''History of Labette County, Kansas: And Representative Citizens''. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co, 1901. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/historyoflabette00case Internet Archive.]


''Labette County, Kansas''. S.l.: General Books, 2010.  
Case, Nelson. ''History of Labette County, Kansas: From the First Settlement to the Close of 1892''. Topeka, Kan: Crane &amp; Co, 1893. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/details/historyoflabette01case Internet Archive]&nbsp;and [http://hdl.handle.net/2027/loc.ark:/13960/t1vd74f1k Hathi Trust].


Lightfoot, W H. ''Our Heroes in Our Defense: Labette County, Kansas''. Parsons, Kan: Printed by Commercial publishing co, 1921. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/details/ourheroesinourde00ligh Internet Archive] and [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t4jm2rq48 Hathi Trust].  
Earle, Jonathan, Ted Wilson, Norman Saul, Paul Kelton, Stephen Hasiotis, and John N. Mack. ''Swords into Ploughshares: the Struggle to Build an Ordered Community of Liberty on the Southeast Kansas Frontier 1867-1876''. , 2009. Internet resource at [http://kuscholarworks.ku.edu/dspace/bitstream/1808/5430/1/Mack_ku_0099D_10317_DATA_1.pdf KU Scholar Works].


Nixon, Ruth. ''History of Big Hill and Old Mt. Zion.'' Cherryvale? (Kan.: s.n., 1982.  
Graue, Bertha I, and Norman R. Peters. ''The Bartlett Book: A Collection of Newspaper Articles Containing a History of the Many Families Who Have Lived in the Southern Part of Labette County, Kansas, 1850-1977''. Washington, D.C.] (Box 21117, Washington 20009: N.R. Peters, 1982.
 
''James Lincoln Stice Papers: Scrapbooks, Letters, Newspaper Clippings, Photographs''. Fayetteville, Ark: Special Collections Division, University Libraries, 1999.
 
Kinton, Maxine L. ''Some Ohioans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Mansfield, Ohio: M.L. Kinton, 1980.
 
''Labette County, Kansas''. S.l.: General Books, 2010.
 
Lightfoot, W H. ''Our Heroes in Our Defense: Labette County, Kansas''. Parsons, Kan: Printed by Commercial publishing co, 1921. Digital versions at [http://www.archive.org/details/ourheroesinourde00ligh Internet Archive] and [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=loc.ark:/13960/t4jm2rq48 Hathi Trust].
 
Nixon, Ruth. ''History of Big Hill and Old Mt. Zion.'' Cherryvale? (Kan.: s.n., 1982.


''Parsons, Labette County, Kansas Years from 1869 to 1895&nbsp;: Story of "the Benders".'' Parsons, Kan.&nbsp;: Bell Bookcraft, 1970. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/parsonslabetteco00pars Internet Archive].
''Parsons, Labette County, Kansas Years from 1869 to 1895&nbsp;: Story of "the Benders".'' Parsons, Kan.&nbsp;: Bell Bookcraft, 1970. Digital version at [http://www.archive.org/details/parsonslabetteco00pars Internet Archive].


==== Maps ====
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{KS Maps Intro|Labette}}
[[Image:Kslabette.jpg|700px|Kslabette.jpg]]
 
The [http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection website] has digitized atlas maps of Labette County, as well as the cities of Altamont, Chetopa, Dennis, Labette City, Mathewson, Montana, Mortimer, Mound Valley, Neosho Falls, Oswego, and Parsons. The maps' source is "The Official State Atlas of Kansas compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations" Philadelphia. L.H. Everts &amp; Co. 1887.


The [http://www.davidrumsey.com David Rumsey Map Collection website] has digitized atlas maps of Labette County, as well as the cities of Altamont, Chetopa, Dennis, Labette City, Mathewson, Montana, Mortimer, Mound Valley, Neosho Falls, Oswego, and Parsons. The maps' source is "The Official State Atlas of Kansas compiled from government surveys, county records and personal investigations" Philadelphia. L.H. Everts &amp; Co. 1887.
=== Migration ===
{{KS Migration Intro|Labette}}


==== Military ====
=== Military Records ===
{{KS Military Intro|Labette}}


The [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat website ]provides holdings details for the following publications and archival materials:  
The [http://www.worldcat.org WorldCat website ]provides holdings details for the following publications and archival materials:


''Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Kansas?: s.n, 1900.  
''Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Kansas?: s.n, 1900.


Hollingsworth, Patricia Merrill. ''World War I Draft Registration Cards Labette County Kansas''. Mariba, Kentucky&nbsp;: P.M. Hollingsworth, 2003. (Available at FamilySearch centers.)  
Hollingsworth, Patricia Merrill. ''World War I Draft Registration Cards Labette County Kansas''. Mariba, Kentucky&nbsp;: P.M. Hollingsworth, 2003. (Available at FamilySearch centers.)


Kinton, Maxine L. ''Some Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Mansfield, Ohio: M.L. Kinton, 1980.  
Kinton, Maxine L. ''Some Civil War Veterans to Labette Co., Kansas''. Mansfield, Ohio: M.L. Kinton, 1980.


Mack, John N. "A Second Revolution: The Struggle to Define the Meaning of the Civil War in Southeast Kansas, 1867-1876." Kansas History. 32.1 (2009)  
Mack, John N. "A Second Revolution: The Struggle to Define the Meaning of the Civil War in Southeast Kansas, 1867-1876." Kansas History. 32.1 (2009)


''Memorial ... Parsons, Kansas.'' Parsons, Kan.?: s.n., 1970.  
''Memorial ... Parsons, Kansas.'' Parsons, Kan.?: s.n., 1970.


Nixon, Perry O. C. [''Civil War Memoir of Perry O.C. Nixon, Sergeant, Company C, 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861-1865'']. , 1907  
Nixon, Perry O. C. [''Civil War Memoir of Perry O.C. Nixon, Sergeant, Company C, 10th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, 1861-1865'']. , 1907


For information about Civil War records see [[Neosho County, Kansas Genealogy|Neosho]] County.<br>
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{KS Naturalization Intro|Labette}}


==== Newspapers ====
=== Newspapers ===
{{KS Newspapers Intro|Labette}}


{{KS Newspaper abstracts|Labette}}  
{{KS Newspaper abstracts|Labette}}


Current newspapers in Labette include the Altamont Journal, Chetopa Advance, Labette Avenue, Oswego Independent-Observer, and Parsons Sun.  
Current newspapers in Labette include the Altamont Journal, Chetopa Advance, Labette Avenue, Oswego Independent-Observer, and Parsons Sun.


Historical newspapers: The Kansas Historical Society holds the following newspapers on microfilm: [for dates and additional information see the [http://www.kshs.org/p/newspapers-in-kansas/11528 Newspaper Index at their&nbsp;website].  
Historical newspapers: The Kansas Historical Society holds the following newspapers on microfilm: [for dates and additional information see the [http://www.kshs.org/p/newspapers-in-kansas/11528 Newspaper Index at their&nbsp;website].


Altamont Gazette, Altamont Journal, Altamont Saturday Item, Altamont Sentinel, American Crank, Anti-Monopolist, Arbitrator, Bartlett News, Blade-Democra , Breeze, Chetopa Advance, Chetopa Advance Reunion Daily, Chetopa Advance-Clipper, Chetopa Clipper, Chetopa Democrat, Chetopa Herald, Chetopa Statesman, Chetopa Times, Coffins Business Directory, Daily Eclipse, Daily Eli, Daily Evening Star, Daily News, Daily Out-Look, Daily Pilot, Daily Republican, Democrat, Dennis Hustler, Dennis Leader, Edna Enterprise, Edna Independent, Edna News, Edna Star, Edna Sun, Evening Herald, Evening Journal, Eye Opener, Farm Talk, Golden Rod, High School Sentiment, Independent, Infant Wonder [many variant titles], Kansas Advocate, Kansas Christian Advocate, Kansas Democrat, Kansas Farm and Home, Kansas Messenger, Kansas State Alliance, Kansas Workman, Labette County Democrat, Labette County Statesman, Labette County Times, Labette County Times-Statesman, Labette Record, Labette Sentinel, Labette Star, Mills' Weekly World, Mound Valley Herald, Mound Valley Journal, Mound Valley News, Mound Valley Times, Oswego Bee,  Oswego Blade, Oswego Courant, Oswego Daily Bee, Oswego Daily Independent, Oswego Daily Republican, Oswego Democrat, Oswego Independent, Oswego Independent-Observer, Oswego News-Blade, Oswego Register, Oswego Republican, Oswego Weekly Blade, Oswego Weekly Republican, Our Home, Parsons Advertiser, Parsons Broadaxe, Parsons Business College Journal, Parsons Daily Eclipse, Parsons Daily Journal, Parsons Daily News, Parsons Daily Republican, Parsons Daily Sun, Parsons Eclipse, Parsons Evening Globe, Parsons Independent, Parsons News, Parsons Palladium, Parsons School Reporter, Parsons Sun, Parsons Sun and Semi Weekly Herald, Parsons Surprise, Parsons Visitor, Parsons Weekly Blade, Parsons Weekly Eclipse, Parsons Weekly Globe, Parsons Weekly Herald, Parsons Weekly Star, Parsons Weekly Sun, Pilot , Railway Employee, School Reporter, Senior Annual, Sentiment, Settler's Guide, South East Kansas Independent Observer, Southern Kansas Advance, State Alliance-Workman, Sun, Times-Journal, Union Blade, United Labor, Weekly Clarion, Western Enterprise, Western World, White Banner, Wilsonton Journal
Altamont Gazette, Altamont Journal, Altamont Saturday Item, Altamont Sentinel, American Crank, Anti-Monopolist, Arbitrator, Bartlett News, Blade-Democra , Breeze, Chetopa Advance, Chetopa Advance Reunion Daily, Chetopa Advance-Clipper, Chetopa Clipper, Chetopa Democrat, Chetopa Herald, Chetopa Statesman, Chetopa Times, Coffins Business Directory, Daily Eclipse, Daily Eli, Daily Evening Star, Daily News, Daily Out-Look, Daily Pilot, Daily Republican, Democrat, Dennis Hustler, Dennis Leader, Edna Enterprise, Edna Independent, Edna News, Edna Star, Edna Sun, Evening Herald, Evening Journal, Eye Opener, Farm Talk, Golden Rod, High School Sentiment, Independent, Infant Wonder [many variant titles], Kansas Advocate, Kansas Christian Advocate, Kansas Democrat, Kansas Farm and Home, Kansas Messenger, Kansas State Alliance, Kansas Workman, Labette County Democrat, Labette County Statesman, Labette County Times, Labette County Times-Statesman, Labette Record, Labette Sentinel, Labette Star, Mills' Weekly World, Mound Valley Herald, Mound Valley Journal, Mound Valley News, Mound Valley Times, Oswego Bee,  Oswego Blade, Oswego Courant, Oswego Daily Bee, Oswego Daily Independent, Oswego Daily Republican, Oswego Democrat, Oswego Independent, Oswego Independent-Observer, Oswego News-Blade, Oswego Register, Oswego Republican, Oswego Weekly Blade, Oswego Weekly Republican, Our Home, Parsons Advertiser, Parsons Broadaxe, Parsons Business College Journal, Parsons Daily Eclipse, Parsons Daily Journal, Parsons Daily News, Parsons Daily Republican, Parsons Daily Sun, Parsons Eclipse, Parsons Evening Globe, Parsons Independent, Parsons News, Parsons Palladium, Parsons School Reporter, Parsons Sun, Parsons Sun and Semi Weekly Herald, Parsons Surprise, Parsons Visitor, Parsons Weekly Blade, Parsons Weekly Eclipse, Parsons Weekly Globe, Parsons Weekly Herald, Parsons Weekly Star, Parsons Weekly Sun, Pilot , Railway Employee, School Reporter, Senior Annual, Sentiment, Settler's Guide, South East Kansas Independent Observer, Southern Kansas Advance, State Alliance-Workman, Sun, Times-Journal, Union Blade, United Labor, Weekly Clarion, Western Enterprise, Western World, White Banner, Wilsonton Journal


==== Probate ====
=== Obituaries ===
{{KS Obituaries Intro|Labette}}
 
=== Other Records ===
{{KS Other Records Intro|Labette}}
 
=== Periodicals ===
{{KS Periodicals Intro|Labette}}
 
=== Probate Records ===
{{KS Probate Intro|Labette}}


'''Online Records'''
'''Online Records


*'''1803 – 1987''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9065 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987] at [http://home.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] — index and images $
*'''1803 – 1987''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9065 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987] at [http://home.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] — index and images $
{{KS Probate Intro|Labette}}


The [http://www.kshs.org/p/local-records-microfilm-labette-co/11126 Kansas Historical Society] has the following on microfilm:  
The [http://www.kshs.org/p/local-records-microfilm-labette-co/11126 Kansas Historical Society] has the following on microfilm:


*Probate journals, 1868-1919  
*Probate journals, 1868-1919
*Will records, 1868-1921
*Will records, 1868-1921


==== Taxation  ====
=== School Records ===
{{KS Schools Intro|Labette}}


{{KS Tax Intro}}  
=== Tax Records ===
{{KS Tax Intro|Labette}}


==== Vital Records ====
=== Vital Records ===
{{KS Vital Intro|Labette}}


{{KS Vital Intro}}
==== Birth ====
===== Birth Records  =====
{{KS Vital Records - Birth Intro|Labette}}


*'''1818 - 1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index  
*'''1818 - 1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index
*'''1885 - 1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $
*'''1885 - 1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $


===== Death Records  =====
==== Marriage ====
 
{{KS Vital Records - Marriage Intro|Labette}}
*'''1885 - 1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index
*'''1885 - 1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $
 
===== Marriage Records  =====


*'''1811 - 1911''' {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index  
*'''1811 - 1911''' {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at [https://familysearch.org/search| FamilySearch] — index
*'''1840 - 1935''' {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index  
*'''1840 - 1935''' {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index
*'''1855 - 1911''' {{RecordSearch|1851040|Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — index and images  
*'''1855 - 1911''' {{RecordSearch|1986789|Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911}} at [https://familysearch.org/search| FamilySearch] — index and images
*'''1855 - 1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60292 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — images $
*'''1855 - 1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60292 Kansas, County Marriages, 1855-1911] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — images $


The [http://www.labettecounty.com/clerk/ Labette County Clerk's Office]&nbsp;holds the following records:  
The [http://www.labettecounty.com/clerk/ Labette County Clerk's Office]&nbsp;holds the following records:


*Birth records: 1885 to 1896  
*Birth records: 1885 to 1896
*Marriage records: 1867 to the present  
*Marriage records: 1867 to the present
*Death records: 1885 to 1893
*Death records: 1885 to 1893


In addition, birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates&nbsp;are held by the [http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html State of Kansas Department of Health&nbsp;and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics.]&nbsp; Post-1940 records&nbsp;are not public; to obtain copies one must be named on the record, or be an immediate family member, or need the record for legal rights. Pre-1940 records may be requested by an individual related as at least a cousin. Records held by the state are:  
In addition, birth, marriage, divorce and death certificates&nbsp;are held by the [http://www.kdheks.gov/vital/index.html State of Kansas Department of Health&nbsp;and Environment, Office of Vital Statistics.]&nbsp; Post-1940 records&nbsp;are not public; to obtain copies one must be named on the record, or be an immediate family member, or need the record for legal rights. Pre-1940 records may be requested by an individual related as at least a cousin. Records held by the state are:


*Birth and death certificates: July 1, 1911 to the present  
*Birth and death certificates: July 1, 1911 to the present
*Marriage licenses: May 1, 1913 to the present  
*Marriage licenses: May 1, 1913 to the present
*Divorce certificates: July 1, 1951 to the present
*Divorce certificates: July 1, 1951 to the present


The [http://www.kshs.org/p/local-records-microfilm-labette-co/11126 Kansas Historical Sociey] has the following on microfilm:  
The [http://www.kshs.org/p/local-records-microfilm-labette-co/11126 Kansas Historical Society] has the following on microfilm:


*Marriage records: 1867 to 1920  
*Marriage records: 1867 to 1920
*Marriage register: 1885 to 1896
*Marriage register: 1885 to 1896


The [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] website has information on holdings of these published and archival materials:  
The [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat] website has information on holdings of these published and archival materials:
*''Early Marriage Records, Labette County, Kansas: 30 October 1867-13 April 1878, 15 May 1880-27 March 1881''. Topeka, Kan: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1978.
*Grandle, Margaret, and Susan G. Tillman. ''Birth Records Labette County, [Kansas], 1885-1892''. Pittsburg, Kan: s.n, 1992.
*''Labette County Early Births Early Deaths''. S.l: s.n, 1900.
*''Protestant Episcopal Church, Kansas Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Etc: Chetopa, St. Paul's Church, 1889-1960''. , 1889.


''Early Marriage Records, Labette County, Kansas: 30 October 1867-13 April 1878, 15 May 1880-27 March 1881''. Topeka, Kan: Topeka Genealogical Society, 1978.
==== Death ====
{{KS Vital Records - Death Intro|Labette}}


Grandle, Margaret, and Susan G. Tillman. ''Birth Records Labette County, [Kansas], 1885-1892''. Pittsburg, Kan: s.n, 1992.
*'''1885 - 1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index
 
*'''1885 - 1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930] at [http://home.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] — index $
''Labette County Early Births Early Deaths''. S.l: s.n, 1900.
 
''Protestant Episcopal Church, Kansas Parish Registers of Baptisms, Burials, Marriages, Etc: Chetopa, St. Paul's Church, 1889-1960''. , 1889.<br>
 
==== Societies, Libraries, and Museums  ====
 
'''Chetopa Historical Museum''' <br>419 Maple <br>Chetopa, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-236-7121 <br><br>
 
'''Edna Historical Museum'''<br>101 S. Delaware <br>Edna, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-922-3333<br>[http://www.ednahistoricalmuseum.org/ Website]<br><br>
 
'''Labette County Genealogical Society'''<br>1205 So. 32nd St <br>Parsons, KS 67357 <br>[https://www.kshs.org/p/ask-a-research-question/10096 Website]<br><br>
 
'''Mound Valley Historical Museum'''<br>Mound Valley, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-328-2811 <br><br>
 
''' Mound Valley Historical Society'''<br>588 12000 Road <br>Mound Valley, KS <br>[http://museumsdatabase.com/museums/view/11493 Website] <br><br>


'''Oswego Historical Museum'''<br>410 Commercial Street <br>Oswego, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-795-4500<br>[http://oswegohistory.org/ Website]<br> <br>
==== Divorce ====
{{KS Vital Records - Divorce Intro|Labette}}


'''Parsons Historical Society Museum'''<br>401 South 18th <br>Parsons, KS 67357<br>Telephone Number: 620-421-2109 <br>[http://sites.google.com/site/parsonshistoricalsocietymuseum/ Website]<br><br>
== Research Facilities ==
{{KS Research Facilities Intro|Labette}}


'''Parsons Iron Horse Museum''' <br>18th and Corning <br>Parsons, KS 67357 <br>Telephone Number: 620-421-1959 <br> <br>
=== Archives ===
{{KS Archives Intro|Labette}}


=== Family History Centers ===
{{Family History Centers Intro}}


[http://www.altamontpubliclibrary.com/ Altamont Public Library] <br>407 Huston Ave <br>Altamont, KS 67330 <br>(620) 784-5530<br>
=== Libraries ===
{{KS Libraries Intro|Labette}}


[http://www.altamontpubliclibrary.com/ Altamont Public Library] <br>407 Huston Ave <br>Altamont, KS 67330 <br>(620) 784-5530<br>
[http://chetopa.mykansaslibrary.org/ Chetopa City Library] <br>312 Maple <br>Chetopa, KS 67336 <br>(620) 236-7194 <br>
[http://chetopa.mykansaslibrary.org/ Chetopa City Library] <br>312 Maple <br>Chetopa, KS 67336 <br>(620) 236-7194 <br>
[http://edna.mykansaslibrary.org/ Edna Public Library] <br>105 N Delaware <br>Edna, KS 67342 <br>(620) 922-3470 <br>
[http://moundvalleyks.com/library/ Mound Valley Library] <br>411 Hickory <br>Mound Valley, KS 67354 <br>(620) 328-3411 <br>
[http://oswego.mykansaslibrary.org/ Oswego Public Library ]<br>704 Fourth Street <br>Oswego, KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-4921 <br>
[http://parsons.mykansaslibrary.org/ Parsons Public Library] <br>311 S 17th Street <br>Parsons, KS 67357 <br>(620) 421-5920 <br>


[http://edna.mykansaslibrary.org/ Edna Public Library] <br>105 N Delaware <br>Edna, KS 67342 <br>(620) 922-3470 <br>
=== Museums ===
{{KS Museums Intro|Labette}}
'''Chetopa Historical Museum''' <br>419 Maple <br>Chetopa, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-236-7121


[http://moundvalleyks.com/library/ Mound Valley Library] <br>411 Hickory <br>Mound Valley, KS 67354 <br>(620) 328-3411 <br>
'''Edna Historical Museum'''<br>101 S. Delaware <br>Edna, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-922-3333<br>[http://www.ednahistoricalmuseum.org/ Website]


'''Mound Valley Historical Museum'''<br>Mound Valley, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-328-2811


[http://oswego.mykansaslibrary.org/ Oswego Public Library ]<br>704 Fourth Street <br>Oswego, KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-4921 <br>  
'''Oswego Historical Museum'''<br>410 Commercial Street <br>Oswego, KS <br>Telephone Number: 620-795-4500<br>[http://oswegohistory.org/ Website]<br>


'''Parsons Historical Society Museum'''<br>401 South 18th <br>Parsons, KS 67357<br>Telephone Number: 620-421-2109 <br>[http://sites.google.com/site/parsonshistoricalsocietymuseum/ Website]


[http://parsons.mykansaslibrary.org/ Parsons Public Library] <br>311 S 17th Street <br>Parsons, KS 67357 <br>(620) 421-5920 <br>  
'''Parsons Iron Horse Museum''' <br>18th and Corning <br>Parsons, KS 67357 <br>Telephone Number: 620-421-1959 <br> <br>


Southeast Kansas Education Museum <br>402 Ohio St Oswego, KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2003 <br>
Southeast Kansas Education Museum <br>402 Ohio St Oswego, KS 67356 <br>(620) 795-2003


==== Family History Centers  ====
== Societies ==
{{KS Societies Intro|Labette}}
'''Labette County Genealogical Society'''<br>1205 So. 32nd St <br>Parsons, KS 67357 <br>[https://www.kshs.org/p/ask-a-research-question/10096 Website]


{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
''' Mound Valley Historical Society'''<br>588 12000 Road <br>Mound Valley, KS <br>[http://museumsdatabase.com/museums/view/11493 Website]


== Websites ==
== Websites ==
{{KS Websites Intro|Labette}}


*[http://www.labettecounty.com Official Labette County, Kansas website]  
*[http://www.labettecounty.com Official Labette County, Kansas website]
*[http://www.ksgenweb.com/labette/index.html USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
*[http://www.ksgenweb.com/labette/index.html USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
*{{FHL|Kansas%2C+Labette|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}  
*{{FHL Place IDNum|203909|Kansas|Labette}}The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use [https://familysearch.org/search/ Historical Records] to search for specific individuals in genealogical records
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/Labette/ Labette County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/Labette/ Labette County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)


== References  ==
== Research Guides ==
 
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