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Welcome To Lyon County Kansas

A stranger [to Kansas], if he listened to the voice of experience, would not start upon a pilgrimage at any season of the year without an overcoat, a fan, a lightning rod and an umbrella.

You are visitor since February 18, 1998

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• Lyon County Records on microfilm at the Kansas State Historical Society
• Lyon County KS Information
• Lyon County KS Community Page
• Lyon County Newspapers on microfilm
• Emporia City Directories
• Cutler's History of Kansas -- Lyon County KS History Check the biographical sketches for your ancestor!
• 1883 List of Pensioners for Lyon County KS
• Flint Hills Genealogical Society
  or try their duplicate site on Rootsweb.
    Postal Address:
      P.O. Box 555
      Emporia, Ks, 66801
• Lyon County Historical Society
  Holds one of the largest collections of newspaper clippings arranged by family that is known in the entire country.
       118 East 6th Avenue
       Emporia, KS 66801-3922
       Phone: 620-340-6310
• State Normal School Diplomas Awarded 1883-1889 --- 1890-1893 --- 1894
  (Lists of students receiving degrees from the institution that later became Emporia State University)
• 1893 History of Emporia City Schools
• Genealogy pages for other Lyon Counties are found at:
• Minnesota
• Kentucky
• Iowa
• Nevada

Lyon County Maps

• 1880 County Map
• Populated places in Lyon County KS (GNIS)
• Cemeteries in Lyon County KS (GNIS)

Lyon County Lookups - Looking for volunteers!

Lyon County Queries - Is anyone else looking for your ancestors?

Lyon County Surnames - Add your surname to the Lyon Co. list

Lyon County Historical Photos - Contributions, identification help and comments appreciated!

Lyon County Obituaries - A growing list of contributed obituaries for Lyon County

KSGenWeb Links

• Kansas GenWeb Web Home Page (includes all Kansas County links)

Neighboring Counties

• Coffey
• Chase
• Greenwood
• Morris
• Osage
• Wabaunsee

Kansas Research Links

Kansas State Historical Society

Kansas Vital Records Information

Troubles in Kansas - list of 1855 eligible voters and a brief description of early statehood struggles

1883 List of Pensioners for the State of Kansas

Kansas Biographical Index Project

Other Kansas Links

More Research Links

Genealogical Research in Kansas

Deciphering Old Handwriting

U.S. Boundary Changes - animated map

Relationship Chart - Shows what "second cousin, twice removed" really means

Research Checklist - A very handy research checklist from another KSGenWeb county site.

United States GenWeb Project information

• United States GenWeb Web Home Page (includes all state links)>
• Genealogists Index to the WWW

Home Page for the Kansas State Library

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