Local Government Records Microfilm Holdings Jackson 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.

Jackson County

County Clerk

Births, 1902-1911; deaths, 1902-1911; contagious diseases, 1902-1918; and funerals, 1910-1911 [AR 1942, AR 5269]
District/Probate Court Civil appearance dockets, 1859-1919 [AR 5016-5022]

District Court

Journals, 1861-1919 [AR 5022-5030]
Divorce case files, 1859-1917 [AR 5203-5207]
General index to probate court, 1857-1980 [AR 5006]
Marriage licenses record, 1855-1920 [AR 5030-5033]
Naturalization petition and record, 1912-1928 [AR 5030]
Naturalization record, 1868-1895, 1904-1906 [AR 5030]
Probate case files, 1856-1917 [AR 5207-5226]
Probate journals, 1857-1919 [AR 4997-5006]
Probate records (various), 1857-1936 [AR 5006-5013, AR 5202]
Will records, 1856-1920 [AR 5014-5016, AR 5202]

Register of Deeds

Indexes, 1855-1988 [AR 5227-5231, AR 5255-5261]
Deed records (various), 1857-1917 [AR 5231-5246, AR 5249-5254, AR 6604-6605]
Deeds and mortgages from Brown County, 1858-1868 [AR 5253]
Land district record, 1858-1862 [AR 5255]
Land office record, 1857-1868 [AR 5255]
Military discharge records, 1862-1865, 1918-1955 [AR 5254]
Power of attorney and index to, 1866-1913 [AR 5254]

Superintendent of Public Instruction

Scholastic census records, 1883-1916 [AR 5261-5268]