Haskell County, Kansas Genealogy

United States

Kansas

Haskell County

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

Kansas Online Genealogy Records

County Facts County seat: Sublette Organized: March 5, 1887 Parent County(s): Finney Neighboring Counties Finney • Grant • Gray • Kearny • Meade • Seward • Stevens See County Maps Courthouse Location Map

County Information

Description

The county was named for Dudley P. Haskell, a Kansas Congressman. The county is located in the southwestern area of the state.

County Courthouse

Haskell County Courthouse
P.O. Box 518
Sublette, Kansas 67877-0518
Phone: 316.675.2263
Haskell County Website

Department of Legal State has birth and death records.
Probate Judge has marriage and probate records.
Clerk District Court has divorce records.

Haskell County, Kansas Record Dates

Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county and/or the state government agency.

Known Beginning Dates for Government County Records
Birth*	Marriage	Death*	Court	Land	Probate	Census
1888	1887	1888	1886	1887	1887	1855
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started in 1911. General compliance by 1917.

Record Loss

There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Boundary Changes

Parent County: Haskell County was created 5 March 1887 from Finney County. County seat: Sublette Map: Interactive Formation Boundary Map of Kansas - shows boundary changes for Kansas Counties Chronology: Kansas Historical Boundary Changes - legislative details of all boundary changes by county provided by Newberry Library

Populated Places

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit Hometown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Cities
Satanta	Sublette
Unincorporated communities
Tice
Townships
Dudley	Haskell	Lockport

Resources

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Haskell County, Kansas online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online	KSGenWeb Tombstone Project Kansas Gravestones Billion Graves Index at FamilySearch KS Interment
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)	FamilySearch Library WorldCat
List of Cemeteries in the County	Findagrave.com Billion Graves Cemetery Records by Access Genealogy FamilySearch Places
See Kansas Cemeteries for more information

• Kansas, Cemetery Abstracts at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Census Records

Historical populations
Census	Pop.	%±
1890	1,077	—
1900	457	−57.6%
1910	993	117.3%
1920	1,455	46.5%
1930	2,805	92.8%
1940	2,088	−25.6%
1950	2,606	24.8%
1960	2,990	14.7%
1970	3,672	22.8%
1980	3,814	3.9%
1990	3,886	1.9%
2000	4,307	10.8%
2010	4,256	−1.2%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

Kansas became a territory in 1854 and the first territory census taken was in 1855. It was also enumerated as Kansas Territory in the 1860 Federal Census, although there were 15 counties that were marked with "no population" in them. The state continued to take state censuses after it was admitted to the Union in 1861. See links listed below.

State and Territorial Census Records

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

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.

Church Records

Most church records are held by individual churches. For contact information, check a phone directory, such as SearchBug or Dex Knows. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Kansas Church Records.

• 1811-1940 Kansas, Births and Baptisms, 1811-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1861-1918 Kansas, Swedish Church Records, 1861-1918 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

List of Churches and Church Parishes

• FamilySearch Places
  

Funeral Homes

• Robson Funeral Home in Santanta
• Swaim Funeral Chapels in Sublette
• Weeks Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Sublette

Land and Property Records

Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. Land records include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.

See Kansas Land and Property for additional information about early Kansas land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent transactions were usually recorded at the county courthouse, where records are currently housed.

Online Land Indexes and Records

• Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Local Histories

Local histories are available for Haskell County, Kansas Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Kansas Local Histories.

• History of Haskell County, Kansas. 1957. By F.D.M. McLain. N.p.: n.p. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
• Haskell County, Kansas, 1887-1987 : 100 Years Beneath the Plow. c1988. Edited by Janice Lee McClure, also by Haskell County Historical Society. Sublette, Kansas : Haskell County Historical Society. At various libraries (WorldCat).

Maps and Gazetteers

Click a neighboring county
for more resources

• FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

Online Collections

These collections are unique to Kansas. You will find nationwide databases for military records on U.S. Military Online Genealogy Records and Kansas Military Records.

Collections Covering Multiple Wars

• Kansas Military Index at 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
  
• Records of the Deaths and Burials at the Kansas State Soldiers Home - Index only, the home is located in Fort Dodge, Ford County, Kansas.
  

Civil War

• Kansas Civil War Soldiers at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index only
  
• 1862, 1863, 1868 Kansas, Civil War Enlistment Papers, 1862, 1863, 1868 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
  
• 1866-1931 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Bound Post Records, 1866-1931 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
  
• 1880-1940 Kansas, Grand Army of the Republic Post Reports, 1880-1940 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
  
• 1889 Kansas, Enrollment of Civil War Veterans, 1889 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
  
• Kansas Civil War Soldiers at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
  

Spanish-American War (1898)

• 1945-1970 Kansas, United Spanish War Veterans Reports of Deaths, 1945-1970 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
  

World War I

• History and Roster of the Kansas State Guard (WWI) at KSGenWeb - Taken from the book by the Adjutant General's Office
  
• 1917-1919 Kansas, World War I Veteran Collection, 1917-1919 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
  
• 1930 Kansas, Enrollment of WWI Veterans, 1930 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
  

World War II

• 1940-1946 Web: Kansas, WWII Selective Service Index, 1940-1946 at the Ancestry.com - ($), Index and images
  
• World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing, State of Kansas, War Dept-June 1946 at KSGenWeb - Index only
  

Korean War

• U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Kansas - Index only
  

Vietnam War

• U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Kansas - Index only
  

For further information see Kansas Military Records.

Naturalization and Citizenship

• 1864-1972 Kansas, Naturalization Abstracts, 1864-1972 at Ancestry — ($), Index
• 1865-1874 Kansas Indian Naturalizations, ca. 1865-1874 at the National Archives — Index, District of Kansas, Record Group 21.
• 1865-1984 Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984 at Ancestry — ($), Index and images
• 1917-1918 Kansas, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemies, 1917-1918 at Ancestry — ($), Index and images, includes German and other aliens living in Kansas

Newspapers

For more information, see Kansas Newspapers.

Kansas Newspapers Online

• 1800s-Current Kansas, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 1800's-Current at Ancestry — index & images ($)
• 1800s-1999 U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-1999 at Ancestry - index ($)
• 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

Kansas Newspaper Catalogs

• 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

Other Records

Voting Records

• 1854 Kansas Election List, 1854 at Ancestry — ($), Index
• 1854-1856 Kansas Voter Registration Lists, 1854-1856 at Ancestry — ($), Index

Probate Records

In most counties in Kansas, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, inventories, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.

The FamilySearch Catalog lists films of probate records. To find the records for this county, use the Place Search for Kansas, Haskell and click Probate records.

Online Probate Indexes and Records

• 1803–1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records 1803-1987 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
• Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; How to Search

Social Security Records

• 1935-2014 United States Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
• 1936-2007 United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records

Kansas tax records complement land records and can be used to supplement the years between censuses. Tax lists were usually made every year, however, there may be gaps of several years. For more information, see the wiki page Kansas Taxation.

Vital Records

Vital Records consist of births, adoptions, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded on registers, certificates, and documents.

A copy or an extract of most original records can be purchased from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics or the County Clerk's office of the county where the event occurred. See also Kansas Vital Records. For information about restrictions and costs for certificates, see the CDC Where to Write for Vital Records site.

Birth

• 1811-1940 Kansas, Births and Baptisms, 1811-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
• 1818-1936 Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936 at FamilySearch.org — index - How to Use this Collection
• 1885-1911 Kansas, Births and Christenings Index, 1885-1911 at Ancestry — index $

Marriage

• 1800-1946 United States Marriages – Kansas, 1800-1946 at findmypast — ($), Index and images
• 1811-1911 Kansas, Marriages, 1811-1911 at FamilySearch — Index - How to Use this Collection
• 1811-1911 Kansas, County Marriages, 1811-1911 at Ancestry — ($), Index
• 1840-1935 Kansas, Marriages, 1840-1935 at FamilySearch.org — Index- How to Use this Collection
• 1861-1918 Kansas, Swedish Church Vital Records, 1861-1918 at FamilySearch — index - How to Use this Collection

Death

• 1885-1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930 at FamilySearch.org — index - How to Use this Collection
• 1885-1930 Kansas, Deaths and Burials, Index, 1885-1930 at Ancestry — index $

Research Facilities

Archives

Listed below are archives in Haskell County. For state-wide archival repositories, see Kansas Archives and Libraries.

FamilySearch Centers

FamilySearch Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local FamilySearch Centers or Affiliate Libraries

• FamilySearch Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
• FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.
  

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

• Garden City Kansas Stake FamilySearch Center
• Liberal Kansas FamilySearch Center
• Liberal Memorial Library - an affiliate library

Libraries

Listed below are libraries in Haskell County. For state-wide library facilities, see Kansas Archives and Libraries.

Museums

Haskell County Historical Society and Museum
605 E Watkins Ave
PO Box 101
Sublette, KS 67877
Phone: 620-675-8344
Email: hckshsmuseum@gmail.com
Website
Facebook

Societies

Listed below are societies in Haskell County. For state-wide genealogical societies, see Kansas Societies.

Haskell County Historical Society
605 E Watkins Ave
PO Box 101
Sublette, KS 67877-0101
Phone: 620-675-8344
Website

Websites

• FamilySearch Catalog 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

This table contains the dates the local or state government began recording in the county or county equivalent. Use substitute records for earlier dates. If you believe there is an error, email us at wikisupport@familysearch.org.

To access available information, first log into FamilySearch.

This website requires a paid subscription for full access. Some subscription websites are available for free at your local FamilySearch Center or Affiliate Library.

“Current” indicates records are available as recently as privacy laws allow. This date can change from year to year. To determine the exact dates available, contact the respective organization/repository.

A national directory from the Library of Congress that lists of libraries around the country that have the newspapers in their collections.

FamilySearch affiliate libraries may have access to center-only databases, but do not always have all services normally provided by a FamilySearch center.