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Guide to '''Kingman County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, and military records.
== County Courthouse  ==


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{{Infobox U.S. County 2016


|organized= February 29,  1872
==== Parent County  ====
|county seat= Kingman
|parent county= [[Reno County, Kansas Genealogy|Reno]] <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kingman County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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|county1= [[Barber County, Kansas Genealogy|Barber]]
|county2= [[Harper County, Kansas Genealogy|Harper]]
|county3= [[Pratt County, Kansas Genealogy|Pratt]]
|county4= [[Reno County, Kansas Genealogy|Reno]]
|county5= [[Sedgwick County, Kansas Genealogy|Sedgwick]]
|county6= [[Sumner County, Kansas Genealogy|Sumner]]</br><center>[[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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|county location in state= [[Image: 200px-Map of Kansas highlighting Kingman County svg.bmp|245x245px]]
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==County Information==


===Description===
*'''1872--'''Kingman County was created 29 February 1872 from [[Reno County, Kansas|Reno]] County. '''County seat:''' Kingman <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>


The county was named for Samuel A. Kingman, Chief Justice of Kansas.<ref>Genealogy Trails History Group, “Kingman, Kansas Genealogy and History”, http://genealogytrails.com/kan/kingman/, accessed 8/15/2017.</ref> The county is located in the south-central area of the state.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kingman County, Kansas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingman_County,_Kansas, accessed 8/15/2017.</ref>
==== Boundary Changes  ====


===County Courthouse===
==== Record Loss  ====
{{KS Courthouse Intro|Kingman}}


'''Kingman County Courthouse'''<br>130 N. Spruce Street<br>Kingman, Kansas 67069-1647<br>Phone: 316.532.2521<br>
== Places/Localities  ==
[http://kingmancoks.com/ Kingman County Website]<br><br>County Clerk has death records and local census. <br>Clerk District Court has marriage, divorce, probate and court records.<br>County Appraiser has land records.<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kingman County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>


===Kingman County, Kansas Record Dates===
==== Populated Places  ====
{{KS Records Intro}}
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="1"
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| colspan="7" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |<center>'''Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records<ref>Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 235.</ref>'''</center>
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| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" |'''[[Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="14.2%" align="center" |1885
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1875
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1885
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1878
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1890
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1878
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1855
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| colspan="7" |<center>*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911.  General compliance by 1917.<ref>“Kansas Research Outline”, (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Department, 2000), 40.</ref> </center>
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===Record Loss===
==== Neighboring Counties  ====
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There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.


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*[[Barber County, Kansas|Barber]]
*[[Harper County, Kansas|Harper]]
*[[Pratt County, Kansas|Pratt]]
*[[Reno County, Kansas|Reno]]
*[[Sedgwick County, Kansas|Sedgwick]]
*[[Sumner County, Kansas|Sumner]]


===Boundary Changes===
== Resources  ==
{{KS Boundary Changes Intro|Kingman}}
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*'''Parent County:''' Kingman County was created 29 February 1872 from [[Reno County, Kansas Genealogy|Reno]] County.
*'''County seat:''' Kingman <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kingman County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|1049485|item|disp=FS Library Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/documents/KS_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Kansas Individual County Chronologies] - Newberry Library list of all boundary changes by county
*[https://publications.newberry.org/ahcb/map/map.html#KS Kansas Historical Borders - Map] at Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; ''Also at:'' [http://www.mapofus.org/kansas/ mapofus.org] - animated maps illustrating Kansas county boundary changes<br>
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===Populated Places===
==== Cemeteries  ====
{{KS Populated Places Intro|Kingman}}
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit [https://kansas.hometownlocator.com/counties/cities,cfips,095,c,kingman.cfm Hometown Locator].
The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Kingman County, Kansas," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingman_County,_Kansas#Communities, accessed 20 September 2017.</ref>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cunningham,_Kansas Cunningham]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingman,_Kansas Kingman]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nashville,_Kansas Nashville]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwich,_Kansas Norwich]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalosa,_Kansas Penalosa]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spivey,_Kansas Spivey]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenda,_Kansas Zenda]</div>
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* Adams
* Belmont
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calista,_Kansas Calista]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cleveland,_Kansas Cleveland]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midway,_Kansas Midway]
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* Mount Vernon
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rago,_Kansas Rago]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skellyville,_Kansas Skellyville]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Leo,_Kansas St. Leo]</div>
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varner,_Kansas Varner]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo,_Kansas Waterloo]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willowdale,_Kansas Willowdale]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allen_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Allen]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belmont_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Belmont]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bennett_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Bennett]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canton_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Canton]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chikaskia_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Chikaski]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dale_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Dale]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dresden_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Dresden]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eagle_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Eagle]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eureka_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Eureka]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Evan]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galesburg_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Galesburg]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoosier_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Hoosier]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Liberty]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninnescah_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Ninnescah]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peters_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Peters]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richland_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Richland]</div>
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* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Rochester]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rural_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Rural]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Union_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Union]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valley_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Valley]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vinita_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas Vinita]
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Township,_Kingman_County,_Kansas White]</div>
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See also: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Kingman_County,_Kansas National Register of Historic Places in Kingman County, Kansas]


===History Timeline===
==== Church  ====
{{KS Historical Timeline Intro|Kingman}}


==Resources==
==== Court  ====
{{KS Resources Intro|Kingman}}


===Bible Records===
==== Land  ====
{{KS Bible Intro|Kingman}}


===Biographies===
==== Local Histories  ====
{{KS Biographies Intro|Kingman}}


===Business, Commerce, and Occupations===
==== Maps  ====
{{KS Business Records Intro|Kingman}}


===Cemeteries===  
==== Military  ====
{{KS Cemeteries Intro|Kingman}}


{| style="border:1px solid black; width:60%;  "
==== Newspapers  ====
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| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Cemeteries of Kingman County, Kansas''' online and in print</center>
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| style="border:1px solid black" width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions Online'''</center>
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*[http://www.ksgenweb.org/kingman/cemetery.html KSGenWeb]
*[http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/kingman.html Tombstone Project]
*[http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=48 Kansas Gravestones]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/record/results?count=20&query=%2Bdeath_place%3A%22Kingman%20County%2C%20Kansas%22~&collection_id=2026973 BillionGraves Index at FamilySearch]
*[http://www.interment.net/us/ks/kingman.htm KS Interment]
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| style="border:1px solid black" width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''Tombstone Transcriptions in Print''' ([[The Value of Cemetery Records in Print |Often more complete]])</center>
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*{{FSC|United States, Kansas, Kingman - Cemeteries|subject|subject-id=1905766260|disp=FamilySearch Library}}
*[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Kingman+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]


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==== Probate  ====
| style="border:1px solid black" width="23%" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>'''List of Cemeteries in the County'''</center>
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*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=931 Findagrave.com]
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/results?cemetery_country=United%20States&cemetery_state=Kansas&cemetery_county=Kingman&year_range=5&size=15 BillionGraves]
*[https://www.accessgenealogy.com/cemetery/kansas-cemetery-records.htm Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394186&reqParentsLabel=Kingman%2C%20Kansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypes=20&reqTypeLabel=Cemetery FamilySearch Places]
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| colspan="2" style="border:1px solid black" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" |<center>See '''[[Kansas Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
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==== Taxation  ====


*{{RecordSearch|2568639|Kansas, Cemetery Abstracts}} at FamilySearch - [[Kansas Cemetery Abstracts - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
==== Vital Records ====


===Census Records===
== Societies and Libraries  ==
{{Historical populations
|type = USA
|heading = Census
|footnote = Source: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingman_County,_Kansas#Demographics "Wikipedia.org".]  
|1880 |3713
|1890 |11823
|1900 |10663
|1910 |13386
|1920 |12119
|1930 |11674
|1940 |12001
|1950 |10324
|1960 |9958
|1970 |8886  
|1980 |8960  
|1990 |8292
|2000 |8673
|2010 |7858
}}


{{KS Census Intro|Kingman}}
== Web Sites  ==


====State and Territorial Census Records====
*USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
*[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitydetails&subject=203897&subject_disp=Kansas%2C+Kingman&columns=*,0,0 Family History Library Catalog]
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/Kingman/ Kingman County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)


*'''1855-1925''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1088 Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — ($), Index and images; covers census years '''1855-1859, 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925'''
== References  ==
*'''1860''' {{RecordSearch|1473181|1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory}} at FamilySearch — [[United States Census, 1860 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index and images
*'''1860''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7667 1860 U.S. Federal Census for Kansas Territory] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — ($), Index and images
*'''1865''' {{RecordSearch|1824715|Kansas State Census, 1865}} at FamilySearch - [[Kansas State Census, 1865 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1875''' {{RecordSearch|1825178|Kansas State Census, 1875}} at FamilySearch - [[Kansas State Census, 1875 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1885''' {{RecordSearch|1825188|Kansas State Census, 1885}} at FamilySearch - [[Kansas State Census, 1885 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
*'''1895''' {{RecordSearch|1825193|Kansas State Census, 1895}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] - [[Kansas, State Census, 1895 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1905''' {{RecordSearch|2659394|Kansas State Census, 1905}} at FamilySearch - [[Kansas State Census, 1905 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1915''' {{RecordSearch|2640442|Kansas State Census, 1915}} at FamilySearch - [[Kansas State Census, 1915 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1919-1961''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2270 Kansas, City and County Census Records, 1919-1961] at [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry] — Partial index (4 counties) and images
*'''1925''' {{RecordSearch|2659395|Kansas State Census, 1925}} at FamilySearch - [[Kansas State Census, 1925 - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index


====Federal Census Records====
<references />
The 1870 Census was the first Federal Census taken for Kansas after it became a state in 1861.<ref>William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1985), page 119.</ref> For links to Federal Census indexes, see [[Kansas Census]].<br>
 
===Church Records===
{{KS Church Intro|Kingman}}
 
*'''1811-1940''' {{RecordSearch|2380510|Kansas, Births and Baptisms, 1811-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Kansas, Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1861-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3042282|Kansas, Swedish Church Records, 1861-1918}} at FamilySearch - [[Kansas, Swedish Church Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
<br>
'''List of Churches and Church Parishes'''
*'''[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394186&reqParentsLabel=Kingman%2C%20Kansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=3&reqTypeLabel=Churches%20and%20Church%20Parishes FamilySearch Places]''' <br>
 
===Court Records===
{{KS Court Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Directories===
{{KS Directories Intro|Kingman}}
*'''1970-2024''' {{RecordSearch|5000290|United States, Residence Database, 1970-2024}} at FamilySearch — [[United States, Residence Database - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index, coverage may vary
 
===Emigration and Immigration===
{{KS Emigration Intro|Kingman}}


===Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups===
{{Kansas|Kansas}}
{{KS Ethnic Groups Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Funeral Homes===
{{KS Funeral Homes Intro|Kingman}}
 
* [https://www.livingstonfh.com/ Livingston Funeral Home] in Kingman
 
===Genealogies===
{{KS Genealogies Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Guardianship===
{{KS Guardianship Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Land and Property Records===
{{KS Land Intro|Kingman}}
''Online Land Indexes and Records''<br>
*[http://www.kshs.org/p/land-records-and-maps/11083 Land records at Kansas Historical Society]<br>
 
:*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/209405 1903 Land Plat book for Kingman County] - image of plat book<br>
:*[http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/223963 1921 Land Plat book for Kingman County] - image of plat book<br>
 
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Land Patent Search] - index to federal patents and homesteads on the [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxdefault.aspx Bureau of Land Management] website, some images available<br>
*'''1796-1907''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1246 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907] at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website<br>
*'''1863-1908''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S. Homestead Records 1863-1908] at Ancestry - - index & images ($)<br>
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
 
For more information see [[Kansas Land and Property]]<br>
 
===Local Histories===
{{KS Histories Intro|Kingman}}
 
{{KS History Intro}}
 
*''Kingman County History : Kingman County, Kansas and its People.'' c1984. Kingman, Kansas : Kingman County Historical Society. {{WorldCat|11627382|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}.
 
===Maps and Gazetteers===
{{KS Maps Intro|Kingman}}
{{KS Neighboring Counties Intro|county={{KS Kingman County}}}}
 
*[https://www.familysearch.org/research/places/?reqParents=394186&reqParentsLabel=Kingman%2C%20Kansas%2C%20United%20States&reqParentsType=209&reqTypeGroups=8&reqTypeLabel=Cities%20and%20Towns FamilySearch Places]: Map of cities and towns in this county - [[FamilySearch Places|How to Use FS Places]]
*[http://www.mapofus.org/kansas/ Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Kansas] - shows boundary changes for Kansas Counties
 
===Migration===
{{KS Migration Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Military Records===
{{KS Military Intro|Kingman}}
 
*For information about Civil War records see [[Marion County, Kansas Genealogy|Marion]] County.
 
====Online Collections====
These collections are unique to Kansas. You will find nationwide databases for military records on [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records]] and [[Kansas Military Records|Kansas Military Records]].<br><br>
''Collections Covering Multiple Wars''<br>
 
*[http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-military-index/15797 Kansas Military Index] at [http://www.kshs.org/p/online-collections/18942 Kansas Historical Society] - Index only, includes Civil War, Spanish-American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, Vietnam War, Iraq and Afghanistan Conflicts<br>
*[http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ks/county/ford/cemeteries/ksstatesoldhomedeaths.htm Records of the Deaths and Burials at the Kansas State Soldiers Home] - Index only, the home is located in Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas.<br>
 
''Civil War''<br>
 
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index only<br>
*'''1862, 1863, 1868''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1766 Kansas, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862, 1863, 1868] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1866-1931''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2580 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Bound Post Records, 1866-1931] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1880-1940''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1700 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1889''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2956 Kansas, Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3916 Kansas Civil War Soldiers] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
 
''Spanish-American War (1898)''<br>
 
*'''1945-1970''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1680 Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
 
''World War I''<br>
 
*[http://www.ksgenweb.org/archives/military/ksguard/ History and Roster of the Kansas State Guard (WWI)] at [http://www.ksgenweb.org/ KSGenWeb] - Taken from the book by the Adjutant General's Office<br>
*'''1917-1919''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2021 Kansas, World War I Veteran Collection, 1917-1919] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*'''1930''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2955 Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
 
''World War II''<br>
 
*'''1940-1946''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70795 Web: Kansas, WWII Selective Service Index, 1940-1946] at the [http://search.ancestry.com/ Ancestry.com] - ($), Index and images<br>
*[http://ksgenweb.org/archives/kingman/military/honor.txt World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, State of Kansas, War Dept-June 1946] at [http://www.ksgenweb.org/ KSGenWeb] - Index only<br>
 
''Korean War''<br>
 
*[https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/ks-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Kansas] - Index only<br>
 
''Vietnam War''<br>
 
*[https://www.archives.gov/files/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ks-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Kansas] - Index only<br>
 
For further information see [[Kansas Military Records]].
 
===Naturalization and Citizenship===
{{KS Naturalization Intro|Kingman}}
 
*'''1864-1972''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=5175 Kansas, Naturalization Abstracts, 1864-1972] at Ancestry — ($), Index
*'''1865-1874''' [https://www.archives.gov/kansas-city/finding-aids/naturalization-kansas-indians.html Kansas Indian Naturalizations, ca. 1865-1874] at the [https://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] — Index, District of Kansas, Record Group 21.
*'''1865-1984''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61199 Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984] at Ancestry — ($), Index and images
*'''1917-1918''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2137 Kansas, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemies, 1917-1918] at Ancestry — ($), Index and images, includes German and other aliens living in Kansas
 
===Newspapers===
{{KS Newspapers Intro|Kingman}}
''Kansas Newspapers Online''<br>
*'''1800s-Current''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/50041/ Kansas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*'''1800s-1999''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62116/ U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999] at Ancestry - index ($)
*[https://www.newspapers.com/ Kansas Newspapers at Newspapers.com] - ($), [http://www.kshs.org/ancestry/drivers/dlverify free to Kansas residents] through [http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-digital-newspaper-program/16126 Kansas Historical Society]
*[http://www.genealogybank.com/explore/newspapers/all/usa/kansas GenealogyBank] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/kansas/ Newspaper Archive] - ($), contains images of Kansas newspapers
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/newspapers/?state=Kansas&ethnicity=&language= Chronicling America] - contains images of some Kansas newspapers; [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/help/#basic_searching searching tips]
 
 
''Kansas Newspaper Catalogs''
 
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/united-states-online-historical-newspapers/kansas-online-historical-newspapers Kansas Online Historical Newspapers] - contains a list of known Kansas newspapers online and the websites they are found on
*[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles/ 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
 
===Obituaries===
{{KS Obituaries Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Other Records===
{{KS Other Records Intro|Kingman}}
'''Voting Records'''<br>
 
*'''1854''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4099 Kansas Election List, 1854] at Ancestry — ($), Index
*'''1854-1856''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3961 Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856] at Ancestry — ($), Index
 
===Periodicals===
{{KS Periodicals Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Probate Records===
{{KS Probate Intro|Kingman}}
''Online Probate Indexes and Records''<br>
*'''1803–1987''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9065 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987] at Ancestry — index & images ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P00oMDsAsSw How to Search]
 
===School Records===
{{KS Schools Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Social Security Records===
*'''1935-2014''' {{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch - [[United States Social Security Death Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index. ''Also at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/3693/ Ancestry], [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/social-security-death-index findmypast], [https://www.fold3.com/title/830/ Fold3], [https://www.genealogybank.com/explore/ssdi/all GenealogyBank], [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10002/us-social-security-death-index-ssdi?s=270606331 MyHeritage], and [https://stevemorse.org/ssdi/ssdi.html Steve Morse].'' [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Death Index (SSDI)|Click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/60901/ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007] at [https://www.ancestry.com/search/ Ancestry ($)] — index, [[United States Social Security Administration Records#Social Security Applications and Claims Index|click here for more information]].
*'''1936-2007''' {{RecordSearch|5000016|United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
 
===Tax Records===
{{KS Tax Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Vital Records===
{{KS Vital Intro|Kingman}}
 
====Birth====
{{KS Birth Intro|Kingman}}
 
*'''1811-1940''' {{RecordSearch|2380510|Kansas, Births and Baptisms, 1811-1940}} at FamilySearch — [[Kansas, Births and Baptisms - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
*'''1818-1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] - [[Kansas Births and Christenings - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1885-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2567 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911] at Ancestry — index $
 
====Marriage====
{{KS Marriage Intro|Kingman}}
 
*'''1800-1946''' [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=kansas United States Marriages – Kansas, 1800-1946] at [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records findmypast] — ($), Index and images
*'''1811-1911''' {{RecordSearch|2381595|Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch] - [[Kansas, Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index
*'''1811-1911''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61371 Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911] at Ancestry — ($), Index
*'''1840-1935''' {{RecordSearch|1674845|Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/hr/search FamilySearch.org] - [[Kansas Marriages - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Index
*'''1861-1918''' {{RecordSearch|3583832|Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records, 1861-1918}} at FamilySearch - [[Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
 
====Death====
{{KS Death Intro|Kingman}}
 
*'''1885-1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at [https://www.familysearch.org/search/ FamilySearch.org] - [[Kansas Deaths and Burials - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
*'''1885-1930''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2570 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930] at Ancestry — index $
 
====Divorce====
{{KS Divorce Intro|Kingman}}
 
==Research Facilities==
{{KS Research Facilities Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Archives===
{{KS Archives Intro|Kingman}}
 
 
=== FamilySearch Centers ===
{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
 
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ks/hutchinson/518-east-43rd-avenue Hutchinson Kansas FamilySearch Center]
*[https://locations.familysearch.org/en/us/ks/wichita/401-north-westlink-avenue Wichita Kansas Auburn Hills FamilySearch Center]
*[https://www.wichitalibrary.org/ Wichita Public Library] - an affiliate library
 
===Libraries===
{{KS Libraries Intro|Kingman}}
 
===Museums===
{{KS Museums Intro|Kingman}}
==Societies==
{{KS Societies Intro|Kingman}}
 
'''Kingman County Historical Society'''<br>400 N Main St<br>PO Box 281<br>Kingman, KS 67068<br>Phone: 620-532-5274<br>Email: [mailto:kcomuseum@gmail.com kcomuseum@gmail.com]<br>[http://www.kcomuseum.blogspot.com/ Website]<br>[https://www.facebook.com/kingmancountymuseum/ Facebook]<br><br>
 
==Websites==
{{KS Websites Intro|Kingman}}
 
*{{FSC Place IDNum|1408|Kansas|Kingman}}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
 
==Research Guides==
{{KS Research Guides Intro|Kingman}}
 
*'''Kansas Heritage: Kingman County'''<br> Forsyth Library<br>[https://fhsuguides.fhsu.edu/kansasheritage/kingmancounty/ Website]<br>
 
==References==
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  • 1872--Kingman County was created 29 February 1872 from Reno County. County seat: Kingman [1]

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  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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