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Rawlins County, Kansas genealogy and family history research page. Guide to genealogy, history, 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.
United States 
Kansas Rawlins County
| Rawlins County, Kansas | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Kansas | |
 Location of Kansas in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | March 6, 1873 |
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| County Seat | Atwood |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Rawlins County Courthouse 607 Main Street Atwood, Kansas 67730-1896 Phone: 785.626.3351 |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
Rawlins County Courthouse
607 Main Street
Atwood, KS 67730-1896
Phone: 785.626.3351
Register of Deeds has land records.
Probate Court has probate records. [1]
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1873--Rawlins County was created 6 March 1873 from unorganized territory. County seat: Atwood [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]
- Cheyenne
- Decatur
- Dundy County, Nebraska
- Hitchcock County, Nebraska
- Red Willow County, Nebraska
- Sherman
- Thomas
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Church[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[edit | edit source]
Probate[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, Rawlins and click Probate records.
Land[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 Rawlins 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[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
- Rawlins County was not organized until after the Civil War.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Template:KS Newspaper abstracts
Obituaries of Chessmore Relatives[edit | edit source]
JoAnn Chessmore Hall has these obituaries, contact at jchall@qwest.net
Taxation[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.
Societies and Libraries
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Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
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
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.
- FamilySearch Catalog
- Kansas GenWeb is an excellent source information for vital records and cemeteries.
- Rawlins 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), Rawlins County, Kansas page 255, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).