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== County Courthouse == | == County Courthouse == | ||
[http://www.kansastreasurers.org/countyservices/decatur.htm Decatur County Courthouse]<br>120 E Hall; PO Box 89; <br>Oberlin, KS 67749<br>Phone: 785.475.8102<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 of Deeds has land records from 1878 <br>and military discharge records 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> | [http://www.kansastreasurers.org/countyservices/decatur.htm Decatur County Courthouse]<br>120 E Hall; PO Box 89; <br>Oberlin, KS 67749<br>Phone: 785.475.8102<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 of Deeds has land records from 1878 <br>and military discharge records 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 == | == History == | ||
[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|400px]] | [[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|400px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]] | ||
The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | The county is named after U.S. naval officer [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Decatur Stephen Decatur] (1779-1820).<ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Tennessee_county_name_etymologies "List of counties in Tennessee"], Wikipedia.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 12:49, 3 December 2012
Template:Kansas-stubUnited States > Kansas > Decatur County
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]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
- Furnas County, Nebraska
- Hitchcock County, Nebraska
- Norton
- Rawlins
- Red Willow County, Nebraska
- Sheridan
- Thomas
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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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 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).