Colby Genealogy (in Thomas County, KS)
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Colby Birth Records
1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry 
Kansas, Birth Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Colby Cemetery Records
Beulah Cemetery Find a Grave
Beulah Cemetery Billion Graves
Beulah Cemetery Kansas Gravestones
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Mingo Cemetery Billion Graves
Sacred Heart Cemetery Find a Grave
Sacred Heart Cemetery Billion Graves
Summer TWP Cemetery Billion Graves
Thomas County Cemetery, Colby, Kansas FamilySearch Library
Colby Census Records
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, Colby, 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
Colby Church Records
1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry
Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. District of Western Kansas parish records (microform), 1879-1968 Archive Grid
Colby City Directories
Colby City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Colby City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Polk's Colby (Thomas County, Kansas) city directory : including Thomas County taxpayers FamilySearch Library
Polk's Colby, Kansas, City Directory, 1962 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Colby Death Records
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Kansas, Death Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Colby Immigration Records
Colby Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, 1907 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, 1918 Library of Congress
Colby Marriage Records
Kansas, Marriage Records, 1913-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Colby Newspapers and Obituaries
Colby Free Press 1889-1923 Newspapers.com
Colby News 1892-1893 Newspapers.com
Colby Tribune 1888-1923 Newspapers.com
Democrat 1886-1889 Newspapers.com
Thomas County Cat, 1885-1891 Newspaper Archive
Thomas County cat (Colby, Kan.) (from March 12, 1885 to Feb. 5, 1891) MyHeritage
Thomas County cat 03/12/1885 to 02/05/1891 Genealogy Bank
Thomas County cat. (Colby, Kan.) (from March 12, 1885 to Feb. 5, 1891) Chronicling America
Offline Newspapers for ColbyAccording 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. Colby Free Press and Weekend Prairie Drummer. (Colby, Kan.) 1978-1980 Colby Free Press and the Colby Tribune. (Colby, Kan.) 1925-1929 Colby Free Press and the Prairie Drummer. (Colby, Kan.) 1981-Current Colby Free Press-Tribune. (Colby, Kan.) 1929-1977 Colby Free Press. (Colby, Kan.) 1904-1925 Colby Free Press. (Colby, Kan.) 1980-1981 Colby News. (Colby, Kan.) 1891-1893 Colby Shopper. (Colby, Kan.) 1961-1962 Colby Tribune. (Colby, Kan.) 1888-1925 Democrat. (Colby, Kan.) 1887-1889 Free Press. (Colby, Kan.) 1889-1904 Northwest Kansas News. (Colby, Kan.) 1936-1940 Prairie Drummer. (Colby, Kan.) 1962-1978 Thomas County Cat. (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891 Thomas County Democrat. (Colby, Kan.) 1886-1887 Thomas County Herald. (Colby, Kan.) 1981-Current |
Colby School Records
Menlo Consolidated School yearbook, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 Classmates
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