Douglas County KS Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Douglas Records by TypeBirth Records (5)Cemetery Records (105) Census Records (57) Church Records (20) City Directories (55) Court Records (4) Death Records (15) Histories and Genealogies (17) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (10) Map Records (21) Marriage Records (11) Military Records (10) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (282) Probate Records (3) School Records (77) Tax Records (2) 
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Overview of Douglas County Records
- Douglas County was created in 1874 from Kiowa County.
- Birth records from 1911, marriage records from 1913, and death records from 1911 can be obtained from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics.
- The Douglas County Probate Judge has marriage records starting in 1863, divorce records, probate records starting in 1863, and court records starting in 1863.
- The Douglas County Register of Deeds has land records starting in 1856.
- Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.