Kansas Genealogy
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Birth Records (513) Cemetery Records (7,065) Census Records (6,061) Church Records (731) City Directories (1,798) Court Records (89) Death Records (1,105) Histories and Genealogies (845) Immigration Records (292) Land Records (424) |
Map Records (1,592) Marriage Records (888) Military Records (756) Minority Records (53) Miscellaneous Records (172) Newspapers and Obituaries (12,047) Probate Records (332) School Records (3,012) Tax Records (56) |
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Overview of Kansas Genealogy Records
- History: Kansas became part of the United States in 1803, but remained Indian Territory until 1854 when it became Kansas Territory. It became a state in 1861.
- Birth records: Birth records were kept by the government starting in 1885 for a few counties. Statewide registration of births started in 1911. Birth records from 1911 to the present can be obtained from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics.
- Marriage records: Marriage records were kept since the date each county was organized. Statewide registration of marriage began in 1913. Marriage records can be obtained from the appropriate county clerk. Marriage records from 1913 to the present can also be obtained from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics.
- Death records: Death records were kept by the government starting in 1885 for a few counties. Statewide registration of deaths started in 1911. Death records from 1911 to the present can be obtained from the Kansas Office of Vital Statistics.
- Divorce records: Divorce records were kept by the district courts before 1951. Since 1951 divorce records have been kept by county probate courts.
- Census records: The first federal census available for Kansas is 1860. There are federal censuses publicly available for 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940, and 1950. There were territorial censuses in 1855, 1857, and 1859. There were state censuses taken in 1865, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, and 1925. County records: Court, land, probate, naturalization, and tax records were kept by the individual counties.
- Other records: The city pages on this site can help you to locate newspapers, records kept by churches, cemeteries, histories, school, city directories, and other records. Records specific to minority groups can be found in the Minority Records section.
- All records: Use the links on this site to locate online indexes and images of many of the above records.