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Kiowa 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.

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Coordinates: 39.99°0′N 91.19°0′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W / 39.99; -91.19

Kiowa County, Kansas
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Location in the state of Kansas
Location of Kansas in the U.S.
Facts
Founded	February 10, 1886
County Seat	Greensburg
Courthouse
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Address	Kiowa County Courthouse 211 E. Florida Greensburg, Kansas 67054 Phone: 316.723.3366

County Courthouse

Kiowa County Courthouse
211 E Florida
Greensburg, KS 67054
Phone: 316.723.3366

Clerk District Court has marriage, probate and naturalization records
Register of Deeds has land records from 1886 and military discharge records. ^[1]

History

Parent County

1886--Kiowa County was created 10 February 1886 from Comanche and Edwards Counties. County seat: Greensburg ^[2]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places/Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

Resources

Cemeteries

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

For information about Civil War records see Marion County.

Newspapers

Probate

Taxation

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries

Family History Centers

Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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

References

↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Kiowa County, Kansas page 252, At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).

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Major Repositories	Kansas Historical Society · Kansas Genealogical Society · Kansas Department of Health and Environment · Topeka Genealogical Society · Iola Public Library · American Historical Society of Germans from Russia · National Orphan Train Complex · Wichita State University Library · University of Kansas Library · National Archives Central Plains Region (Kansas City) · National Archives I · Family History Library

Migration Routes	Abilene Trail · California Trail · Cherokee Trail · Chisholm Trail · Great Western Cattle Trail · Jones and Plummer Trail · Leavenworth Pike's Peak Express · Mormon Trail · Oregon Trail · Santa Fe Trail · Smoky Hill Trail · Texas Road or Shawnee Trail · Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway

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