• See the Vital Records section of this guide.

• After July 1951, probate judges began handling probate matters, wills, and in most counties civil court cases.

• Generally maintained by: Coroner's office

Note: If the cause of death is suspicious or unknown, the Coroner's office is responsible for conducting an inquest.

• The Kansas State Historical Society retains records from Federal courts for the District of Kansas, almost all from the 19th century including from Kansas territorial days.

Note: Cases include incoming correspondence to the Clerk of the Court and judges, journals holding daily accounts of decisions made in the court, some bankruptcy and citizenship information, and forms and documents related to the cases.

Also Note: A wide variety of matters such as bastardy and fornication (which may sometimes be the only written record to identify a child's parents), criminal charges, borough and township boundaries, bridge and road administration, construction of public buildings, tavern licenses, and other assorted local items required court authority.

• See the Vital Records section of this guide.

• Land records are retained at the State Archives in Topeka, Kansas

Note: The federal government gave away or sold the land in Kansas. Sales of land after the transfer from the government are recorded in the County Register of Deeds.

• See the Vital Records section of this guide.

• See the Vital Records section of this guide.

• Pre-1906: Topeka Office of the U.S. Circuit Court and the clerk of the district court of each county in Kansas.
• Post-1906: United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly Immigration and Naturalization Service)

• Generally maintained at the local level by the County Treasurer's Office

• Generally maintained by the Clerk of the Probate division of the county court in each county.