Lincoln County KS Genealogy

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Overview of Lincoln County Records

• Lincoln County was created in 1867 from unorganized territory.
• Birth records from 1911, marriage records from 1913, and death records from 1911 can be obtained from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics.
• The Lincoln County Clerk has some cemetery, land records starting in 1870, court records starting in 1870, and some local census records starting in 1855.
• The Lincoln County Clerk District Court has marriage records starting in 1870, divorce records, probate records starting in 1870, court records starting in 1870, and naturalization records starting in 1870.
• The Lincoln County Register of Deeds has land records starting in 1870 and military discharge records starting in 1880
• Online indexes and images of some of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.