Columbus Genealogy (in Cherokee County, KS)
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Columbus Birth Records
1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry 
Kansas, Birth Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Columbus Cemetery Records
Bethlehem Cemetery Find a Grave
Bethlehem Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Borland Cemetery Find a Grave
Borland Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Bowen Cemetery Billion Graves
Brush Creek Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Brush Creek Cemetery Find a Grave
City cemetery records, Columbus, Kansas FamilySearch Library
City cemetery records, Columbus, Kansas WorldCat
Columbus Cemetery Billion Graves
Columbus City Cemetery Find a Grave
County Poor Farm Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Dove Cemetery Billion Graves
Dove Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Edgmand Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Garrison Cemetery Billion Graves
Garrison Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Lone Elm Cemetery Genealogy Trails
Lone Elm Cemetery Find a Grave
Park Cemetery Billion Graves
Park Cemetery Find a Grave
Park cemetery, Columbus, Kansas FamilySearch Library
Park cemetery, Columbus, Kansas WorldCat
Potters Field Billion Graves
Potters Field Find a Grave
Columbus Census Records
1855 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1875 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1885 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1895 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1895 Kansas State Census MyHeritage
1905 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1905 Kansas State Census MyHeritage
1915 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1915 Kansas State Census MyHeritage
1925 Kansas State Census Ancestry
1925 Kansas State Census MyHeritage
Federal Census of 1940, Columbus, Kansas LDS Genealogy
Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Columbus Church Records
1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry
Church records, 1946-1994 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Columbus Branch (Columbus, Kansas)) FamilySearch Library
Columbus City Directories
Columbus City Directory 1925 MyHeritage
Columbus and Cherokee County (Kansas) directories FamilySearch Library
Columbus, Kansas, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Columbus Death Records
Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry
Kansas, Death Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Columbus Histories and Genealogies
FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage
MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage
Columbus Immigration Records
Columbus Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, 1905 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, 1911 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, 1918 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, January 1885 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, July 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Columbus, Cherokee County, Kansas, March 1899 Library of Congress
Columbus Marriage Records
1811-1911 Kansas County Marriages Ancestry
Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 Ancestry
Kansas, Compiled Marriage Index from Select Counties, 1854-1873 Ancestry
Kansas, Marriage Records, 1913-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics
Columbus Newspapers and Obituaries
Baptist Banner 1887-1887 Newspapers.com
Border Star 1878-1880 Newspapers.com
Border Star 1882-1886 Newspapers.com
Cherokee County Democrat 1905-1910 Newspapers.com
Cherokee County News-Advocate 12/24/2008 to Current Genealogy Bank
Cherokee County Republican 1876-1877 Newspapers.com
Columbus Avalanche 1875-1875 Newspapers.com
Columbus Courier 1874-1902 Newspapers.com
Columbus Daily Advocate 1886-1923 Newspapers.com
Columbus Democrat 1876-1876 Newspapers.com
Columbus Journal 1874-1875 Newspapers.com
Columbus News-Report 05/03/2021 to Current Genealogy Bank
Columbus Republican 1895-1895 Newspapers.com
Columbus Vidette 1877-1878 Newspapers.com
Columbus Weekly Advocate 1885-1923 Newspapers.com
Daily Courier 1882-1882 Newspapers.com
Good News 1901-1904 Newspapers.com
Gospel Mirror 1880-1880 Newspapers.com
High School Record 1920-1931 Newspapers.com
Kansas Bee-Keeper 1881-1885 Newspapers.com
Kansas Prohibitionist 1883-1886 Newspapers.com
Modern Light 1891-1923 Newspapers.com
Our School Journal 1877-1878 Newspapers.com
Prohibitionist and Journal of Reform 1882-1895 Newspapers.com
Ques(?)tion Mark 1912-1913 Newspapers.com
Rural Educationist 1887-1887 Newspapers.com
State Labor Journal 1910-1910 Newspapers.com
Student 1902-1905 Newspapers.com
Taxpayers' Appeal 1905-1905 Newspapers.com
Times 1881-1886 Newspapers.com
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Western Luminary 1877-1877 Newspapers.com
Offline Newspapers for ColumbusAccording 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. Border Star. (Columbus, Kan.) 1878-1880 Border Star. (Columbus, Kan.) 1882-1886 Cherokee County Republican. (Columbus, Kan.) 1876-1877 Columbus Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1885-1905 Columbus Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1874-1877 Columbus Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1878-1886 Columbus Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1896-1902 Columbus Daily Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1903-1942 Columbus Democrat. (Columbus, Kan.) 1875-1876 Columbus Journal. (Columbus, Kan.) 1869-1875 Columbus Star Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1887-1896 Columbus Vidette. (Columbus, Kan.) 1877-1878 Columbus Weekly Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1905-1936 Daily Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1885-1903 Enterprise. (Columbus, Kan.) 1905-1908 Kansas Prohibitionist. (Columbus, Kan.) 1883-1886 Lea's Columbus Advocate. (Columbus, Kan.) 1882-1884 Modern Light. (Columbus, Kan.) 1891-Current Republican Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1877-1878 Star and Courier. (Columbus, Kan.) 1886-1887 Times. (Columbus, Kan.) 1878-1886 Weekly News. (Columbus, Kan.) 1882-1883 Workingman's Journal. (Columbus, Kan.) 1869-1875 |
Columbus Probate Records
Columbus School Records
Cherokee County High School yearbook, 1914 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Columbus Unified High School yearbook, 1925, 1967, 1970 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Columbus Unified High School yearbook, 1925, 1967, 1970, 1980, 1982, 1987, 1998 Classmates
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