Kansas Map

The site of the last Indian raid in Kansas in 1878, when it was attacked by Cheyenne under the leadership of Dull Knife.  For more information visit the 
Last Indian Raid 
Museum

Hello and Welcome to Decatur County, Kansas.
If you have information that you could share with us such as stories, pictures, memorabilia, etc, or if you would like to help by transcribing data for the web site please email me.  Working together we can make this a valuable resource site as we read through old public records, walk cemeteries, and sort through boxes of photographs and postcards while we research our family histories...
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Decatur County Resources Online

George Washington Jackson--House Mover

 

Cemeteries
List of all Cemeteries in the County
with most online

Deaths
Registered Deaths 1885-1911
Obits, Etc
Births
Registered Births 1885-1911
Marriages
Marriage Record Index
1881-1912 and 1917-1926
Land Records
Homesteading patients, Etc.
Maps and Atlases
1905, 1921 and 1949 Atlases
Early County Maps
Towns and Communities
Past and Present with 
Photo Albums and information 
Schools
Rural School Districts, Teachers
 and History
Military
Civil War Vets, WWI and WWII
Much More
Family Photos
Old Photos of early settlers 
in the County
Decatur County History
Townships, Commissioners
Pictures and Much More
Surnames and Queries
Surnames, Personal WebPages,
Queries, ETC
Census
1885, 1895 Ag
1900 by Townships
Naturalization Records Look-ups and Research Contacts
Genealogy Society Sister Site: 
Decatur County Museum
County Newspapers and Articles
Other Decatur County Links Kansas Genealogy Links Useful Research Tools

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This site was  established Oct 2001 by Sharleen Wurm and Ardie Grimes and is dedicated to free access to records, documents and photos of historical and genealogical value. Documents contained herein may be copied for personal, non-commercial use as long as this message remains on all copied material.   These records, documents and photos may not be reproduced, published or re-published for any reason, in any format,  including electronic (web pages or CD's) and print, without prior written consent of the contributors or copyright holders.

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