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Decatur County; 120 E Hall; PO Box 89; Oberlin, KS 67749; Ph. 785.475.8102 Details: (Clk Dis Ct has b, m & d rec 1885-1913, div & ct rec from 1881, pro rec from 1891 & nat rec from 1880; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1878 & mil dis rec from 1862) | |||
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Revision as of 09:55, 28 June 2012
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County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Decatur County; 120 E Hall; PO Box 89; Oberlin, KS 67749; Ph. 785.475.8102 Details: (Clk Dis Ct has b, m & d rec 1885-1913, div & ct rec from 1881, pro rec from 1891 & nat rec from 1880; Reg of Deeds has land rec from 1878 & mil dis rec from 1862)
History[edit | edit source]
The county is named after U.S. naval officer Stephen Decatur (1779-1820).[1]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1873--Decatur County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory.
County seat: Oberlin [2]
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]
- ↑ "List of counties in Tennessee", Wikipedia.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).