Local Government Records Microfilm Holdings Douglas 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.

Douglas County

District/Probate Court

District court indexes, 1883-1929 [AR 4032, AR 4112]
Civil appearance dockets, 1863-1918 [AR 4010-4012, 4029-4032, 4058, 4108-4110]
District court journals, 1863-1920 [AR 4032-4046]
Divorce case files, 1857-1917 [AR 4133, AR 4139-4140, AR 4256-4259, AR 4863-4864]
Estate index, 1857-1965 [AR 4052, AR 4144]
Final record, district court, 1863-1909 [AR 4055-4058]
Marriage index, 1869-1929 [AR 4113]
Marriage license record, 1863-1919 [AR 4113-4117, AR 4502]
Naturalization certificate stubs, 1907-1929 [AR 4112]
Naturalization declaration of intention, 1867-1954 [AR 4111]
Naturalization petition and record, 1906-1929 [AR 4503]
Naturalization petitions granted, 1929-1941 [AR 4111, AR 4503]
Probate appearance docket, 1855-1925 [AR 4121-4124]
Probate court record, 1858-1899 [AR 4052-4054]
Probate journals, 1856-1921 [AR 4124-4132, AR 4144]
Inventories and appraisement - real estate, 1869-1920 [AR 4049-4051]
Probate final account, estates, 1858-1920 [AR 4046-4049, AR 4117-4121]
Will records, 1873-1920 [AR 4051-4052, AR 4110]

Register of Deeds

Indexes, 1856-1903 [AR 3988-3990, AR 4001-4003]
Deed records, 1856-1907 [AR 3991-4000, AR 4003-4010, AR 4013-4028, AR 4041-4042, AR 4141-4143]

City of Baldwin

Oakwood cemetery records, 1879-1970 [MS 1011]

City of Clinton

Shareholder ledger and constitution for Clinton (Winchester), 1857-1864 [MS 1007]

City of Eudora

Eudora city cemetery register, 1870-1921 [AR 4041]

City of Lawrence

Deed records, index, 1855-1860 [AR 3988]
Internment record, City of Lawrence, 1860-1923 [AR 4251]
Maple Grove cemetery records, 1857-1988 [AR 4252, AR 4255]
Oak Hill cemetery records, 1857-1988 [AR 4251-4255]

City of Winchester (see Clinton)