Local Government Records Microfilm Holdings Atchison County

Kansas Historical Society

Below is an inventory of our local government records microfilm holdings for this county. In the interest of time, we have listed only inclusive dates and reel numbers (i.e. Marriage record, 1856-1920 [AR 2128-2131]). Contact the reference staff by phone (785-272-8681, ext. 116 or 117) or e-mail if you require a reel number that falls between the inclusive numbers listed. Please see our inter-library loan page for information on how to request loans to any public library.

For a more complete description of what information can be found in each record series (i.e. Deed Records) please see the Researcher's Guide to Local Records.

Atchison County

County Clerk

Births and diseases, 1891-1911 [AR 6625]
Marriages and deaths, 1891-1911 [AR 6625]

District/Probate Court

District/Probate Court Civil appearance dockets, 1861-1919 [AR 6626-6633]
District court journals, 1888-1918 [AR 6634-6644]
Divorce case files, 1859-1917 [AR 6799-6800, AR 7038-7047]
Marriage record index, 1855-1921 [AR 7543]
Marriage license records, 1855-1923 [AR 7544-7549]
Naturalization certificates, 1914-1929 [AR 7550]
Naturalization court orders, 1930-1953 [AR 7554]
Naturalization declaration of intention, 1858-1861, 1907-52 [AR 7550, AR 7552, AR 7554]
Naturalization first papers, 1866-1883, 1904-1906 [AR 7550, AR 7551]
Naturalization first papers, oath of allegiance (includes index), 1882-1903 [AR 7550]
Naturalization petitions, 1907-1930 [AR 7551-7552]
Naturalization petitions and declarations of intention, 1924-1953 [AR 7553]
Naturalization second papers, 1866-1902, 1904-1906 [AR 7550-7551]
Naturalization second papers - certificate of naturalization, 1887-1904 [AR 7551]
Probate case files, 1857-1917 [AR 6801-6805, AR 7048-7065, AR 7318, AR 7435, AR 7561-7573]
Probate journals, 1866-1870 [AR 6648]

Register of Deeds

Indexes, 1866-1903 [AR 5709-5712]
Cemetery deed records, 1932-1971 [AR 6617]
Deed records, 1855-1971 [AR 5712-5718, AR 5720-5723, AR 5725-5738, AR 5741-5742, AR 5745-5750, AR 6608-6612, AR 6614, AR 6616, AR 6645-6646]
File book, 1855-1865 [AR 6617]
Land district record, 1858-1863 [AR 6617]
Land entry record (marked "Original extra homestead record"), 1855-1859 [AR 6617]
Military discharges, index to, 1911-1990 [AR 6618]
Military discharge records, 1943-1990 [AR 6618-6619, AR 6647-6648]
Access to military records is restricted by Kansas Statute no. 45-221 (A)(46). Click here for more information.
Miscellaneous record, 1865-1906 (scattered dates) [AR 5719, AR 5724, AR 5729, AR 5731, AR 6612, AR 6614-6615]
Mortgage records, 1866-1913 [AR 5720, AR 5724-5725, AR 5727, AR 5729-5730, AR 5733-5750, AR 6607-6613, AR 6615-6616, AR 6646]
Mortgage and patent record, 1876-1906 [AR 5732]
Patent record, deeds, 1858-1860 [AR 6618]
Patent and mortgage record, 1876-1906 [AR 5732]
Quit claim deed record, 1869-1881, 1886-1902 [AR 5725, AR 5730, AR 5744, AR 6607, AR 6613]
Sheriff's deed record, 1868-1904 [AR 5723, AR 6611]
Tax deed record, 1868-1910 [AR 5723, AR 5728, AR 5739, AR 6645]
Warranty deed record, 1883-1892, 1897-1902 [AR 5740, AR 5742-5744, AR 6613-6614]
Superintendent of Public Instruction Scholastic census records, 1893-1916 [AR 6620-6624, AR 6648]
School district #9, minutes of meetings, 1861-1869 [MS 371]

Sumner City

Proceedings of city council, record of lots sold, etc. ca. 1858-1861 [MS 371.2]