Canton Genealogy (in McPherson County, KS)
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Canton Birth Records
1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry 
Kansas, Birth Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Canton Cemetery Records
German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave
Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Jones Cemetery Find a Grave
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Meridian Cemetery Find a Grave
Oakes Cemetery Billion Graves
Oakes Cemetery Find a Grave
Oakes Family Cemetery Interment
Spring Valley Mennonite Cemetery Find a Grave
Springfield Cemetery Billion Graves
Canton Census Records
1875 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1885 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1895 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1905 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1915 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1925 Kansas State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Canton, Kansas LDS Genealogy
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Canton Church Records
1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry
Record of Mennonites who came from Russian Poland in 1874, founding the Kantogemeinde (Canton Church) : Canton, McPherson, Kansas (now part of McPherson, McPherson, Kansas) FamilySearch Library
Canton Death Records
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Kansas, Death Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Canton Immigration Records
Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984 Ancestry
Naturalization petitions and records, 1871-1929 FamilySearch Library
Canton Land Records
Deed records, 1870-1943; general index to deeds, 1871-1926 FamilySearch Library
Land transfer records, 1877-1905, McPherson County, Kansas FamilySearch Library
Numerical indexes to city and county property, 1870-2001 FamilySearch Library
Canton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Mcpherson County, Kansas, 1905 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Mcpherson County, Kansas, 1912 Library of Congress
Canton Marriage Records
1811-1911 Kansas County Marriages Ancestry
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 Ancestry
Kansas, Marriage Records, 1913-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Marriage records, McPherson County, Kansas, 1870-1951 FamilySearch Library
Canton Newspapers and Obituaries
Canton Carrier 1885-1888 Newspapers.com
Canton Leader 1898-1899 Newspapers.com
Canton Mirror 1881-1881 Newspapers.com
Canton Monitor 1880-1881 Newspapers.com
Canton News 1891-1892 Newspapers.com
Canton Pilot 1898-1925 Newspapers.com
Champion 1892-1898 Newspapers.com
Daily Pilot 1911-1911 Newspapers.com
Republican 1889-1890 Newspapers.com
Offline Newspapers for CantonAccording 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. Canton Argus. (Canton, Kan.) 1898-1899 Canton Carrier. (Canton, Kan.) 1883-1888 Canton Leader. (Canton, Kan.) 1898-1899 Canton Mirror. (Canton, Kan.) 1880s-1881 Canton Monitor. (Canton, Kan.) 1880-1881 Canton News. (Canton, Kan.) 1891-1892 Canton Pilot. (Canton, Kan.) 1899-Current Canton Republican. (Canton, Kan.) 1892-1895 Champion. (Canton, Kan.) 1895-1898 Republican. (Canton, Kan.) 1887-1890 |
Canton Probate Records
Canton School Records
Canton High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Canton, KS), 1951, 1953, 1954 E Yearbook
Canton High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Canton-Galva High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1987 Classmates
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