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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Wabaunsee County (standard abbreviation: WB) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,877. Its county seat is Alma. The county was created by the territorial legislature of Kansas Territory on March 25, 1859,[1] and was named for a chief of the Potawatomi Indians.[1]
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1856 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1857 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1859 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1860 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1880 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1892 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1860 | 1,023
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| 1870 | 3,362
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| 1880 | 8,756
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| 1890 | 11,720
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| 1900 | 12,813
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| 1910 | 12,721
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| 1920 | 11,424
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| 1930 | 10,830
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| 1940 | 9,219
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| 1950 | 7,212
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| 1960 | 6,648
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| 1970 | 6,397
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| 1980 | 6,867
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| 1990 | 6,603
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Wabaunsee County, Kansas, United States
Research Tips
External links
http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/wabaunse/
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