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County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Decatur County Courthouse
120 E Hall; PO Box 89;
Oberlin, KS 67749
Phone: 785.475.8102

Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and death records 1885-1913,
divorce and court records from 1881, probate records from 1891
and naturalization records from 1880;
Register of Deeds has land records from 1878
and military discharge records from 1862^[1]

History[edit | edit source]

The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).^[2]

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1873--Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory.
County seat: Oberlin ^[3]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

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Places/Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Decatur County Cemeteries gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery. Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet.

Church[edit | edit source]

Court[edit | edit source]

Land[edit | edit source]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Maps[edit | edit source]

Military[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

Probate[edit | edit source]

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

Links to Deaths in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and The Obituary Daily Times web site

Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]

Family History Centers
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Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
Family History Library Catalog
Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas page 249 {WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

[HBG-1] Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas page 249 {WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.

[2] "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.

[Handybook-3] The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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 == County Courthouse  ==
-Decatur County; 120 E Hall; PO Box 89; Oberlin, KS 67749; Ph. 785.475.8102 Details: (Clk Dis Ct has b, m &amp; d rec 1885-1913, div &amp; ct rec from 1881, pro rec from 1891 &amp; nat rec from 1880; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1878 &amp; mil dis rec from 1862)
+Decatur County Courthouse<br> 120 E Hall; PO Box 89; <br>Oberlin, KS 67749<br> Phone: 785.475.8102&nbsp;<br><br>Clerk District Court has birth, marriage and death records 1885-1913, <br>divorce and court records from 1881, probate records from 1891 <br>and naturalization records from 1880; <br>Register &nbsp;of Deeds has land records from 1878 <br>and military discharge records&nbsp;from 1862<ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas page 249 {WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
 == History  ==