Colby Genealogy (in Thomas County, KS)

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Colby Birth Records

1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Kansas, Birth Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Colby Cemetery Records

Beulah Cemetery Find a Grave online

Beulah Cemetery Billion Graves online

Beulah Cemetery Kansas Gravestones online

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

Mingo Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Billion Graves online

Sacred Heart Cemetery Find a Grave online

Summer TWP Cemetery Billion Graves online

Thomas County Cemetery, Colby, Kansas FamilySearch Library

Colby Census Records

1885 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1895 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1895 Kansas State Census MyHeritage online

1905 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1905 Kansas State Census MyHeritage online

1915 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1915 Kansas State Census MyHeritage online

1925 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1925 Kansas State Census MyHeritage online

City Census for Colby 1919, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 (included in Kansas City and County Census Records) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Colby, Kansas LDS Genealogy online

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Colby Church Records

1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Protestant Episcopal Church in the U.S.A. District of Western Kansas parish records (microform), 1879-1968 Archive Grid

Colby City Directories

Colby City Directory, 1949 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Colby City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Polk's Colby (Thomas County, Kansas) city directory : including Thomas County taxpayers FamilySearch Library

Polk's Colby, Kansas, City Directory, 1962 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Colby Death Records

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

Kansas, Death Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Colby Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

Colby Immigration Records

Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984 Ancestry online

Colby Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colby, Thomas County, Kansas, 1918 Library of Congress online

Colby Marriage Records

Kansas, Marriage Records, 1913-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Colby Newspapers and Obituaries

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Colby Free Press 1889-1923 Newspapers.com online

Colby News 1892-1893 Newspapers.com online

Colby Tribune 1888-1923 Newspapers.com online

Democrat 1886-1889 Newspapers.com online

Thomas County Cat, 1885-1891 Newspaper Archive online

Thomas County cat (Colby, Kan.) (from March 12, 1885 to Feb. 5, 1891) MyHeritage online

Thomas County cat 03/12/1885 to 02/05/1891 Genealogy Bank online

Thomas County cat. (Colby, Kan.) (from March 12, 1885 to Feb. 5, 1891) Chronicling America online

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Offline Newspapers for Colby

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Colby Free Press and Weekend Prairie Drummer. (Colby, Kan.) 1978-1980

Colby Free Press and the Colby Tribune. (Colby, Kan.) 1925-1929

Colby Free Press and the Prairie Drummer. (Colby, Kan.) 1981-Current

Colby Free Press-Tribune. (Colby, Kan.) 1929-1977

Colby Free Press. (Colby, Kan.) 1904-1925

Colby Free Press. (Colby, Kan.) 1980-1981

Colby News. (Colby, Kan.) 1891-1893

Colby Shopper. (Colby, Kan.) 1961-1962

Colby Tribune. (Colby, Kan.) 1888-1925

Democrat. (Colby, Kan.) 1887-1889

Free Press. (Colby, Kan.) 1889-1904

Northwest Kansas News. (Colby, Kan.) 1936-1940

Prairie Drummer. (Colby, Kan.) 1962-1978

Thomas County Cat. (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891

Thomas County Democrat. (Colby, Kan.) 1886-1887

Thomas County Herald. (Colby, Kan.) 1981-Current

Colby School Records

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Colby High School yearbook, 1905, 1909, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Colby High School yearbook, 1905, 1909, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Colby High School yearbook, 1905, 1909, 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Gem Consolidated School yearbook, 1912, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 Classmates online

Gem Consolidated School yearbook, 1912, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Gem Consolidated School yearbooks, 1912, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Menlo Consolidated School yearbook, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 Classmates online

Menlo Consolidated School yearbook, 1954, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1963 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Menlo Consolidated School yearbooks, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1963 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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