Cheyenne County, Kansas Records
Cheyenne County, Kansas (Map It) was created on March 20, 1873 (Organized on 1886) from Unorganized Territory. The county was named in honor of Cheyenne Indian tribe, buffalo-hunters who roamed the plains of western Kansas and Nebraska south to the Arkansas River..
Cheyenne County is bordered by Dundy County, Nebraska (north), Rawlins County (east), Sherman County (south), Kit Carson County, Colorado (southwest), Yuma County, Colorado (west).
Cheyenne County Cities and Towns include Bird City, St. Francis, Wheeler.
A Map of Cheyenne County, Kansas contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.
Cheyenne County, Kansas Courthouse Records
Cheyenne County, KS Courthouse
The Cheyenne County Courthouse is located in Saint Francis, Kansas. Learn More About State of Kansas Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.
The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.
The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Cheyenne county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.
- Cheyenne County Clerks Office has Birth Records from 18?, Marriage Records from 1886 and Death Records from 18?. The Register of Deeds shall have custody of and safely keep and preserve all the books, records, deeds, maps, papers and microphotographs deposited or kept in the office of the Register of Deeds. The Register of Deeds shall also record or cause to be recorded all deeds, mortgages, maps, instruments and writings authorized by law to be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds and shall perform all other duties as are required by law.
- Cheyenne County Register of Deeds Office has Land Records from 1886. The Register of Deeds shall have custody of and safely keep and preserve all the books, records, deeds, maps, papers and microphotographs deposited or kept in the office of the Register of Deeds. The Register of Deeds shall also record or cause to be recorded all deeds, mortgages, maps, instruments and writings authorized by law to be recorded in the office of the Register of Deeds and shall perform all other duties as are required by law.
- Cheyenne County Clerk of District Court has Probate Records from 1886 and Court Records from 1886. The Clerk of Court is part of the Judicial Branch of local government and as such is required to maintain a record of all documents filed with the courts, keep a record of all court proceedings, and collect various fines and forfeitures ordered by the court and specified by statute.
- Cheyenne County Treasurers Office by Kansas State law is responsible for the tax billing, collection and distribution of tax money for the State, County, Cities and all other taxing entities that levy Ad Valorem and/or special assessment taxes. For the most part, tax records remain at the local level. Assessment and tax rolls are kept, permanently, by the County Treasurer's office.
Cheyenne County, Kansas Census Records
- Learn More: State of Kansas Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- State Population Schedules: 1855, Census Collection, 1855-1925, 1919-1961
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Cheyenne County, Kansas Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Kansas Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from July 1, 1911 to present
- Marriage Records: from May 1, 1913 to present.
- Divorce Records: from July 1, 1951 to present.
- Locations: Kansas Office of Vital Statistics, Curtis State Office Building, 1000 S W Jackson, Suite 120, Topeka, KS 66612-2221; (785) 296-3253
- Vital Records Online: USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail: Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Cheyenne County, Kansas Resources
- State of Kansas Archives and Societies
- RAOGK Volunteers for Kansas
- Cheyenne County Historical Society, West Highway 36, Box 611, St. Francis KS 67756
- Search for Cheyenne Co. records at the Kansas State Archives
- Cheyenne County, Kansas Message Boards
Cheyenne County, Kansas External Links
- Kansas Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Cheyenne County, Kansas Books - Amazon
- Cheyenne Co., Kansas - FindaGrave
- Kansas Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Cheyenne County, Kansas Links - Cyndi's List
- Cheyenne County - Kansas Historical Society Biography
- Historical Newspapers from Kansas (1841–1981)
- Cheyenne Co. KSGenweb
- Cheyenne County, Kansas Ancestry Database Collections
- Cheyenne County, Kansas Military Records