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


Guide to '''Decatur 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 '''Decatur County, Kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history''', birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
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| county = Decatur County
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| state = Kansas
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| founded title = [[Kansas County Creation Dates and Parent Counties|Founded]]
| founded year = 1873
| founded date = March 6
| seat  = [[Oberlin, Kansas |Oberlin]]
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| building address = '''Decatur County Courthouse'''<br>120 E. Hall<br>P.O. Box 89<br>Oberlin, Kansas 66749-0089<br>Phone: 785.475.8102
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=== County Information ===
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|organized=  March 6,  1873
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|parent county= unorganized territory <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>
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|county1= [[Furnas County, Nebraska Genealogy|Furnas (NE)]]
|county2= [[Hitchcock County, Nebraska Genealogy|Hitchcock (NE)]]
|county3= [[Norton County, Kansas Genealogy|Norton]]
|county4= [[Rawlins County, Kansas Genealogy|Rawlins]]
|county5= [[Red Willow County, Nebraska Genealogy|Red Willow (NE)]]
|county6= [[Sheridan County, Kansas Genealogy|Sheridan]]
|county7= [[Thomas County, Kansas Genealogy|Thomas]]</br><center>[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Maps and Gazetteers|See County Maps]]</center>
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== County Information ==
 
=== Description ===
=== County Courthouse ===
{{KS Courthouse Intro|Decatur}}


==== Decatur County, Kansas Record Dates  ====
'''Decatur County Courthouse'''<br>120 E. Hall<br>P.O. Box 89<br>Oberlin, Kansas 66749-0089<br>Phone: 785.475.8102<br>
[http://www.kansastreasurers.org/countyservices/decatur.htm Decatur County Website]<br><br>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.<br>Register of Deeds has land records from 1878 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. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref>


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=== Decatur County, Kansas Record Dates  ===
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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="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>
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Birth|Birth*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Marriage|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Death|Death*]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Court Records|Court]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Land and Property Records|Land]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Probate Records|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Census Records|Census]]'''
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| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Birth_Records|Birth]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1889
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Marriage_Records|Marriage]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1880
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Death_Records|Death]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1885
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Taxation|Tax]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | [[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Land|'''Land''']]
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1879
| width="16.6%" bgcolor="#e4d8e5" align="center" | '''[[Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy#Probate|Probate]]'''
| width="14.2%" align="center" |1900
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1889
| colspan="7"| <center> </center>
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1880
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1885
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1860
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1879
| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1900
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== County Courthouse  ==
=== Record Loss ===
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[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>  
=== Boundary Changes ===
{{KS Boundary Changes Intro|Decatur}}
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*'''1873--'''Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. <br>
*'''County seat:''' Oberlin <ref name="HBG">''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'', 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas. {{WorldCat|50140092|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}.</ref><br>
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== History  ==
=== Populated Places ===
{{KS Populated Places Intro|Decatur}}
The following are locations in Decatur County, Kansas:


[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px|Stephen Decatur.JPG]]
=== History Timeline ===
{{KS Historical Timeline Intro|Decatur}}


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>  
'''Additional Information'''<br>
[[Image:Stephen Decatur.JPG|thumb|right|200px|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>


==== Parent County  ====
== Resources ==
{{KS Resources Intro|Decatur}}


'''1873--'''Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. <br>'''County seat:''' Oberlin <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
=== Bible Records ===
{{KS Bible Intro|Decatur}}


==== Boundary Changes ====
=== Biographies ===
{{KS Biographies Intro|Decatur}}


==== Record Loss  ====
=== Business, Commerce, and Occupations ===
{{KS Business Records Intro|Decatur}}


There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.
=== Cemeteries ===
{{KS Cemeteries Intro|Decatur}}


== Places/Localities  ==
{| style = "border:1px solid black; width:60%;  "
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>'''Cemeteries of Decatur 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=903&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Findagrave.com]
* [http://www.ksgenweb.org/decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm KSGenWeb]
* [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/decatur.htm Tombstone Project]
* [http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=20 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|NUMBER|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
* [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Decatur+Kansas&qt=advanced&dblist=638 WorldCat]


==== Populated Places  ====
|-
| 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=903 Findagrave.com]
* [https://billiongraves.com/search/results?year_range=5&action=search_cemetery&exact=true&country=United%20States&state=Kansas&county=Decatur&cemetery_name=a# Billion Graves]


==== Neighboring Counties  ====
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| colspan="2" bgcolor="#E0E0E0" style="border:1px solid black"| <center>See '''[[Kansas Cemeteries]]''' for more information</center>
|}
[http://www.ksgenweb.com//decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm Decatur County Cemeteries] gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery.&nbsp; Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet.


[[Image:Ksdecatur.jpg|700px|Ksdecatur.jpg]]
=== Census Records ===
{{KS Census Intro|Decatur}}


*[[Furnas County, Nebraska Genealogy|Furnas County, Nebraska]]
=== Church Records ===
*[[Hitchcock County, Nebraska Genealogy|Hitchcock County, Nebraska]]
{{KS Church Intro|Decatur}}
*[[Norton County, Kansas Genealogy|Norton]]
*[[Rawlins County, Kansas Genealogy|Rawlins]]
*[[Red Willow County, Nebraska Genealogy|Red Willow County, Nebraska]]<span id="fck_dom_range_temp_1231903658531_830" />
*[[Sheridan County, Kansas Genealogy|Sheridan]]
*[[Thomas County, Kansas Genealogy|Thomas]]


== Resources  ==
=== Court Records ===
{{KS Court Intro|Decatur}}


==== Cemeteries  ====
=== Directories ===
{{KS Directories Intro|Decatur}}


[http://www.ksgenweb.com//decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm Decatur County Cemeteries] gives the location of each cemetery and a transcription of graves in that cemetery.&nbsp; Some cemeteries have not been transcribed as yet.
=== Emigration and Immigration  ===
{{KS Emigration Intro|Decatur}}
 
=== Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups ===
{{KS Ethnic Groups Intro|Decatur}}
 
=== Funeral Homes  ===
{{KS Funeral Homes Intro|Decatur}}


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=== Genealogies  ===
|-
{{KS Genealogies Intro|Decatur}}
| 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=903&GSgrid=&df=all&GSob=n Findagrave.com]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | {{FHL|NUMBER|subject-id|disp=Family History Library}}
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScn=&CScntry=4&CSst=18&CScnty=903 Findagrave.com]
|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.ksgenweb.org/decatur/cemeteries/decatur_county_cemeteries.htm KSGenWeb]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=su%3Acemetery+Decatur+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=Decatur&cemetery_name=a# Billion Graves]
|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://www.usgwtombstones.org/kansas/decatur.htm Tombstone Project]
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" |
|-
| bgcolor="#F0F0F0" | [http://kansasgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=20 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  ====
=== Guardianship ===
{{KS Guardianship Intro|Decatur}}


{{KS Church Intro}}  
=== Land and Property Records ===
{{KS Land Intro|Decatur}}


==== Court  ====
=== Local Histories ===
{{KS Histories Intro|Decatur}}


==== Land  ====
{{KS History Intro}}


{{KS Land Intro}}  
=== Maps and Gazetteers ===
{{KS Maps Intro|Decatur}}
[[Image:Ksdecatur.jpg|800px|Ksdecatur.jpg]]


==== Local Histories  ====
=== Migration ===
{{KS Migration Intro|Decatur}}


{{KS History Intro}}  
=== Military Records ===
{{KS Military Intro|Decatur}}


==== Maps  ====
=== Naturalization and Citizenship ===
{{KS Naturalization Intro|Decatur}}


==== Military  ====
=== Newspapers ===
{{KS Newspapers Intro|Decatur}}


==== Newspapers  ====
{{KS Newspaper abstracts|Decatur}}


{{KS Newspaper abstracts|Decatur}}  
=== Obituaries ===
{{KS Obituaries Intro|Decatur}}


==== Probate  ====
=== Other Records ===
{{KS Other Records Intro|Decatur}}


'''Online Records'''
=== Periodicals ===
{{KS Periodicals Intro|Decatur}}


*'''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 $
=== Probate Records ===
{{KS Probate Intro|Decatur}}
{{KS Probate Intro|Decatur}}


==== Taxation  ====
'''Online Records


{{KS Tax Intro}}
*'''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 $


==== Vital Records ====
=== School Records ===
{{KS Schools Intro|Decatur}}


{{KS Vital Intro}}  
=== Tax Records ===
{{KS Tax Intro|Decatur}}


===== Birth Records =====
=== Vital Records ===
{{KS Vital Intro|Decatur}}


*'''1818 - 1936''' {{RecordSearch|1674839|Kansas, Births and Christenings, 1818-1936}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index  
==== Birth ====
{{KS Vital Records - Birth Intro|Decatur}}
 
*'''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|Decatur}}


*'''1880, 1885-1911''' [http://www.ksgenweb.com/decatur/links_to_deaths_in_decatur_count.htm Links to Deaths] in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths&nbsp;November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and&nbsp;The Obituary Daily Times web site
*'''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
*'''1855 - 1911''' {{RecordSearch|1851040|Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911}} at [https://familysearch.org/search| FamilySearch] — 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 $


*'''1885 - 1930''' {{RecordSearch|1674844|Kansas, Deaths and Burials, 1885-1930}} at [https://familysearch.org/ FamilySearch.org] — index  
==== Death ====
{{KS Vital Records - Death Intro|Decatur}}
 
*'''1880, 1885-1911''' [http://www.ksgenweb.com/decatur/links_to_deaths_in_decatur_count.htm Links to Deaths] in Decatur County links to Obituaries, 1880 Mortality Schedule, Registered Deaths&nbsp;November 28, 1885-July 1, 1911, and&nbsp;The Obituary Daily Times web site
*'''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 $
*'''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  =====
==== Divorce ====
 
{{KS Vital Records - Divorce Intro|Decatur}}
*'''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
*'''1855 - 1911''' {{RecordSearch|1851040|Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — 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 $


== Societies and Libraries  ==
== Research Facilities ==
{{KS Research Facilities Intro|Decatur}}


'''Decatur County Genealogical Society'''<br> 258 South Penn<br> Oberlin KS 67749 <br><br>
=== Archives ===
{{KS Archives Intro|Decatur}}


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


=== Libraries ===
{{KS Libraries Intro|Decatur}}


=== Museums ===
{{KS Museums Intro|Decatur}}
== Societies ==
{{KS Societies Intro|Decatur}}


{{FamilySearch Centers Intro}}
'''Decatur County Genealogical Society'''<br> 258 South Penn<br> Oberlin KS 67749 <br>


== Websites ==
== Websites ==
{{KS Websites Intro|Decatur}}


*[http://www.thegagenweb.com/gadecatur/ USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
*[http://www.thegagenweb.com/gadecatur/ USGenWeb project.] May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
*{{FHL|Kansas%2C+Decatur|subject|disp=FamilySearch Catalog}}  
*{{FHL Place IDNum|203734|Kansas|Decatur}}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/Decatur/ Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)
*[http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/KS/Decatur/ Decatur County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History] (Linkpendium)


== References  ==
== Research Guides ==
 
{{KS Research Guides Intro|Decatur}}
<references />


{{Kansas|Kansas}}
== References ==
<references />


[[Category:Decatur_County,_Kansas]]
{{Kansas|Kansas}}
[[Category:Decatur_County,_Kansas]][[Category:Kansas_Counties]]

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United StatesGotoarrow.png Kansas Gotoarrow.png Decatur County

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

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County Facts
County seat: Oberlin
Organized: March 6, 1873
Parent County(s): unorganized territory [1]
Neighboring Counties
Furnas (NE) • Hitchcock (NE) • Norton • Rawlins • Red Willow (NE) • Sheridan • Thomas
See County Maps
Courthouse
KansasDecaturCourthouse.jpg
Location Map
200px-Map of Kansas highlighting Decatur County svg.bmp

County Information[edit | edit source]

Description[edit | edit source]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

Decatur County Courthouse
120 E. Hall
P.O. Box 89
Oberlin, Kansas 66749-0089
Phone: 785.475.8102
Decatur County Website

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]

Decatur County, Kansas Record Dates[edit | edit source]

Beginning Dates for Major County Records[2]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1889 1880 1885 1879 1900

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

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

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

  • 1873--Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory.
  • County seat: Oberlin [1]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

The following are locations in Decatur County, Kansas:

History Timeline[edit | edit source]

Additional Information

Stephen Decatur.JPG

The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).[3]

Resources[edit | edit source]

Bible Records[edit | edit source]

Biographies[edit | edit source]

Business, Commerce, and Occupations[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of Decatur County, Kansas online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
Tombstone Transcriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Kansas Cemeteries for more information

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.

Census Records[edit | edit source]

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.[4] See links listed below.

Church Records[edit | edit source]

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.

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Directories[edit | edit source]

Emigration and Immigration[edit | edit source]

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups[edit | edit source]

Funeral Homes[edit | edit source]

Genealogies[edit | edit source]

Guardianship[edit | edit source]

Land and Property Records[edit | edit source]

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.


Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Local histories are available for Decatur 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.


Maps and Gazetteers[edit | edit source]

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Migration[edit | edit source]

Military Records[edit | edit source]

Naturalization and Citizenship[edit | edit source]

Newspapers[edit | edit source]

For more information, see Kansas Newspapers.


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Obituaries[edit | edit source]

Other Records[edit | edit source]

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

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, Decatur and click Probate records.


Online Records

School Records[edit | edit source]

Tax Records[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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Marriage[edit | edit source]

Death[edit | edit source]

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Divorce[edit | edit source]

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Research Facilities[edit | edit source]

Archives[edit | edit source]

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

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

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Libraries[edit | edit source]

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

Museums[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

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

Decatur County Genealogical Society
258 South Penn
Oberlin KS 67749

Websites[edit | edit source]

Research Guides[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Decatur County, Kansas. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
  2. ↑ 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
  3. ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.
  4. ↑ William Thorndale and William Dollarhide, Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses (Bountiful, UT: American Genealogical Lending Library, 1985), page 118-119.
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