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Sherman 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.
Coordinates: 39.99°0′N 91.19°0′W / 39.99°N 91.19°W
| Sherman County, Kansas | |
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![]() Location in the state of Kansas | |
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| Facts | |
| Founded | March 6, 1873 |
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| County Seat | Goodland |
| Courthouse | |
| Photo courtesy [[]] | |
| Address | Sherman County Courthouse 813 Broadway Goodland, Kansas 67735-3056 Phone: 785.899.4800 |
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County Courthouse
Sherman County Courthouse
813 Broadway
Goodland, KS 67735-3056
Phone: 785.899.7581
County Clerk has newspapers from 1898,
school and census records.
City Clerk has birth, death records, land records from 1887.
Probate Judge has marriage and probate records from 1886.
Clerk District Court has divorce and court records from 1887. [1]
History
Parent County
1873--Sherman County was created 6 March 1867 from unorganized territory. County seat: Goodland [2]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Resources
Cemeteries
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
- Sherman County was organized after the Civil War.
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Societies and Libraries
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
- Sherman County, Kansas Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), Sherman County, Kansas page 256, 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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