Douglas County KS Genealogy

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Douglas County Records by City/Town

Baldwin City Genealogy (79)
Eudora Genealogy (63)
Kanwaka Genealogy (41)


Lawrence Genealogy (421)
Lecompton Genealogy (59)
Prairie City Genealogy (43)


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.