RCGS offers a searchable collection of over 1 million genealogy records from seven Kansas counties: Riley, Wabaunsee, Pottawatomie, Clay, Washington, Geary, and Marshall. The sources are listed below.
If you used the Surname Search on our previous website, you’ll notice some changes:
- Our new Records Search includes records from both the old Surname Search and the previous Cemetery Records.
- The results from the Sy Ekart books - primarily indexed newspaper births, marriages, and deaths - are now explicitly displayed as a paragraph within a page range in the book.
- Many of the book images required you to be both a member and to enter a password for the file. We've removed the file password.
We offer both Record Pulls from this collection and Research Services. Please wander over to our Research Help page for further information.
Please note that the process of moving over 1 million records to our new website takes time. We have over 500,000 records loaded as of the end of October, 2026 and are adding more records every day. We hope complete loading the remaining records by the end of 2026.
Our Sources
Kansas Kin
Kansas Kin: 1963 - present. Contains church, cemetery, census, family stories, historical places and events
Books (indexed and images)
- Pioneers of the Bluestem Prairie
- Pioneers of Riley County: 1853 to 1860
- Fostoria, the Little Town That Could
- Zemun Birth Records
- Manhattan Area Veterans Spanish American War
- Early Wills and Administrations 1866-1893; Guardianships 1866-1878, from Probate Records
- Some Early Churches (24) - 1856 to 1900
- Births Before 1911
- A Record of the Activities of the Blue Township, Pottawatomie County, Kansas Trustee, Clerk and Treasurer During the Years 1871-1907
- List of Military Veterans Living in Pottawatomie County, Kansas in 1895
- An Early History of the Manhattan Fire Department: The Volunteer Period
- Pioneer Days in Kansas
- The Exodusters of 1879 and Other Black Pioneers of Riley County, KS
- Stories of Early Manhattan Citizens
Cemetery Records
Cemetery records include the cemetery's location, directions, and photographs, along with grave details such as headstone inscriptions, the grave's location within the cemetery, and any additional information provided by the cemetery sexton.
Newspaper Extracts
Birth, marriage, death and other noteworthy items from area newspapers: 1860 to 1970
Obituaries
Clipped from 1974 to 2014 newspapers. They may not include sources.
Naturalizations
Geary County: 1865–1944
Riley County: 1859-1943
Wabaunsee County: 1865-1929.
Marriages
Geary County: 1908–1919
Riley County: 1856-1969
Wabaunsee County: 1903-1918
Court Records
Court Journal, Geary County: 1861-1877
Guardianship, Riley County Guardian Accounts: 1896-1918
Guardianship, Riley County Guardian Inventory & Appraisement (minor heirs): 1899-1909
Guardianship, Riley County Guardian Sale of Real Estate: 1885-1905
Probate, Riley County: 1875-1919
