Canton Genealogy (in McPherson County, KS)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Canton are also found through the McPherson County and Kansas pages.


Canton Cemetery Records

German Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Jones Cemetery Find a Grave online

Meridian Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakes Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oakes Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakes Family Cemetery Interment online

Spring Valley Mennonite Cemetery Find a Grave online

Springfield Cemetery Billion Graves online

Canton Census Records

City Census for Canton 1919, 1937, 1938, 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, Canton, Kansas LDS Genealogy online

Canton Church Records

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 Land Records

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 online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Canton, Mcpherson County, Kansas, 1912 Library of Congress online

Canton Newspapers and Obituaries

Canton Carrier 1885-1888 Newspapers.com online

Canton Leader 1898-1899 Newspapers.com online

Canton Mirror 1881-1881 Newspapers.com online

Canton Monitor 1880-1881 Newspapers.com online

Canton News 1891-1892 Newspapers.com online

Canton Pilot 1898-1925 Newspapers.com online

Champion 1892-1898 Newspapers.com online

Daily Pilot 1911-1911 Newspapers.com online

Republican 1889-1890 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Canton

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.

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 School Records

Canton High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Canton, KS), 1951, 1953, 1954 E Yearbook online

Canton High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Canton-Galva High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Canton-Galva High School yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1987 Classmates online

Canton-Galva High School yearbooks, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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