Columbus Genealogy (in Cherokee County, KS)

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Columbus Birth Records

1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Kansas, Birth Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Columbus Cemetery Records

Bethlehem Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethlehem Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Borland Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Borland Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bowen Cemetery Billion Graves online

Brush Creek Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Brush Creek Cemetery Find a Grave online

City cemetery records, Columbus, Kansas FamilySearch Library

City cemetery records, Columbus, Kansas WorldCat

Columbus Cemetery Billion Graves online

Columbus City Cemetery Find a Grave online

County Poor Farm Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Dove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Dove Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Edgmand Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Garrison Cemetery Billion Graves online

Garrison Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

Lone Elm Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lone Elm Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Park Cemetery Find a Grave online

Park Cemetery Billion Graves online

Park cemetery, Columbus, Kansas FamilySearch Library

Park cemetery, Columbus, Kansas WorldCat

Potters Field Billion Graves online

Potters Field Find a Grave online

Columbus Census Records

1855 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1875 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1885 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1895 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1905 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1915 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1925 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

City Census for Columbus 1919, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 (included in Kansas City and County Census Records) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Columbus, Kansas LDS Genealogy online

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Columbus Church Records

1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Church records, 1946-1994 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Columbus Branch (Columbus, Kansas)) FamilySearch Library

Columbus City Directories

Columbus City Directory 1925 MyHeritage online

Columbus and Cherokee County (Kansas) directories FamilySearch Library

Columbus, Kansas, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Columbus Death Records

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

Kansas, Death Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Columbus Immigration Records

Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1870-1930 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Land Records

Deed records, 1866-1927, and index, 1869-1872, 1875-1884 [Cherokee County, Kansas] FamilySearch Library

Columbus Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, 1918 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, January 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, July 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, March 1899 Library of Congress online

Columbus Marriage Records

1811-1911 Kansas County Marriages Ancestry online

Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 Ancestry online

Kansas, Compiled Marriage Index from Select Counties, 1854-1873 Ancestry online

Kansas, Marriage Records, 1913-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Marriage license records and indexes, 1867-1919 FamilySearch Library

Columbus Newspapers and Obituaries

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Baptist Banner 1887-1887 Newspapers.com online

Border Star 1878-1880 Newspapers.com online

Border Star 1882-1886 Newspapers.com online

Cherokee County Democrat 1905-1910 Newspapers.com online

Cherokee County News-Advocate 12/24/2008 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Cherokee County Republican 1876-1877 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Avalanche 1875-1875 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Courier 1874-1902 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Daily Advocate 1886-1923 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Democrat 1876-1876 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Journal 1874-1875 Newspapers.com online

Columbus News-Report 05/03/2021 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Columbus Republican 1895-1895 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Vidette 1877-1878 Newspapers.com online

Columbus Weekly Advocate 1885-1923 Newspapers.com online

Daily Courier 1882-1882 Newspapers.com online

Good News 1901-1904 Newspapers.com online

Gospel Mirror 1880-1880 Newspapers.com online

High School Record 1920-1931 Newspapers.com online

Kansas Bee-Keeper 1881-1885 Newspapers.com online

Kansas Prohibitionist 1883-1886 Newspapers.com online

Modern Light 1891-1923 Newspapers.com online

Our School Journal 1877-1878 Newspapers.com online

Prohibitionist and Journal of Reform 1882-1895 Newspapers.com online

Ques(?)tion Mark 1912-1913 Newspapers.com online

Rural Educationist 1887-1887 Newspapers.com online

State Labor Journal 1910-1910 Newspapers.com online

Student 1902-1905 Newspapers.com online

Taxpayers' Appeal 1905-1905 Newspapers.com online

Times 1881-1886 Newspapers.com online

Western Luminary 1877-1877 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Columbus

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Border Star. (Columbus, Kan.) 1878-1880

Border Star. (Columbus, Kan.) 1882-1886

Cherokee County Republican. (Columbus, Kan.) 1876-1877

Columbus Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1885-1905

Columbus Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1874-1877

Columbus Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1878-1886

Columbus Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1896-1902

Columbus Daily Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1903-1942

Columbus Democrat. (Columbus, Kan.) 1875-1876

Columbus Journal. (Columbus, Kan.) 1869-1875

Columbus Star Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1887-1896

Columbus Vidette. (Columbus, Kan.) 1877-1878

Columbus Weekly Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1905-1936

Daily Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1885-1903

Enterprise. (Columbus, Kan.) 1905-1908

Kansas Prohibitionist. (Columbus, Kan.) 1883-1886

Lea's Columbus Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1882-1884

Modern Light. (Columbus, Kan.) 1891-Current

Republican Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1877-1878

Star and Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1886-1887

Times. (Columbus, Kan.) 1878-1886

Weekly News. (Columbus, Kan.) 1882-1883

Workingman's Journal. (Columbus, Kan.) 1869-1875

Columbus Probate Records

1803-1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Columbus School Records

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Cherokee County Community High School - Checoukan (Columbus, KS), 1911, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1921, 1925, 1929, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1955, 1960 E Yearbook online

Cherokee County Community High School yearbook, 1910 (May), 1912, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 Classmates online

Cherokee County Community High School yearbook, 1910 (May), 1912, 1923, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Cherokee County Community High School yearbooks, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1914, 1919, 1921, 1923, 1925, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Cherokee County High School yearbook, 1914 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Columbus Unified High School yearbook, 1925, 1967, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Columbus Unified High School yearbook, 1925, 1967, 1970, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1998 Classmates online

Columbus Unified High School yearbooks, 1925, 1967, 1970, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1998 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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