Vital records in Kansas are maintained by the Kansas Department of Health and Environment, where they issue certified copies of birth, death, marriage & divorce certificates. Even older records can be requested from the county where the event took place, if available. Many counties have incomplete collections dating back to their founding.
Below is a table showing the year ranges that Kansas Department of Health and Environment can provide:
Record Type | Available From |
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Kansas Birth Records | July 1911 – 2024 |
Kansas Death Records | July 1911 – 2024 |
Kansas Divorce Records | July 1951 – 2024 |
Kansas Marriage Records | May 1913 – 2024 |
County | Year Founded |
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Allen County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Anderson County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Atchison County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Barber County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Barton County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Bourbon County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Brown County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Butler County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Chase County, KS | February 11, 1859 |
Chautauqua County, KS | March 25, 1875 |
Cherokee County, KS | February 18, 1860 |
Cheyenne County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Clark County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Clay County, KS | February 20, 1857 |
Cloud County, KS | March 27, 1867 |
Coffey County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Comanche County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Cowley County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Crawford County, KS | February 13, 1867 |
Decatur County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Dickinson County, KS | February 20, 1857 |
Doniphan County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Douglas County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Edwards County, KS | March 18, 1874 |
Elk County, KS | March 25, 1875 |
Ellis County, KS | February 26, 1885 |
Ellsworth County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Finney County, KS | February 22, 1883 |
Ford County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Franklin County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Geary County, KS | March 7, 1889 |
Gove County, KS | March 11, 1868 |
Graham County, KS | February 26, 1887 |
Grant County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Gray County, KS | March 13, 1881 |
Greeley County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Greenwood County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Hamilton County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Harper County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Harvey County, KS | March 7, 1872 |
Haskell County, KS | March 23, 1887 |
Hodgeman County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Jackson County, KS | February 11, 1859 |
Jefferson County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Jewell County, KS | February 26, 1887 |
Johnson County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Kearny County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Kingman County, KS | March 7, 1872 |
Kiowa County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Labette County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Lane County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Leavenworth County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Lincoln County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Linn County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Logan County, KS | February 24, 1887 |
Lyon County, KS | February 5, 1862 |
Marion County, KS | August 30, 1855 |
Marshall County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
McPherson County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Meade County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Miami County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Mitchell County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Montgomery County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Morris County, KS | February 11, 1859 |
Morton County, KS | February 20, 1886 |
Nemaha County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Neosho County, KS | June 3, 1861 |
Ness County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Norton County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Osage County, KS | 1859 |
Osborne County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Ottawa County, KS | February 27, 1860 |
Pawnee County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Phillips County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Pottawatomie County, KS | February 20, 1857 |
Pratt County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Rawlins County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Reno County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Republic County, KS | February 27, 1860 |
Rice County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Riley County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Rooks County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Rush County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Russell County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Saline County, KS | February 15, 1860 |
Scott County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Sedgwick County, KS | February 26, 1867 |
Seward County, KS | March 20, 1873 |
Shawnee County, KS | August 25, 1855 |
Sheridan County, KS | 1873 |
Sherman County, KS | September 20, 1886 |
Smith County, KS | 1872 |
Stafford County, KS | 1879 |
Stanton County, KS | 1887 |
Stevens County, KS | August 3, 1886 |
Sumner County, KS | December 20, 1870 |
Thomas County, KS | October 8, 1885 |
Trego County, KS | June 21, 1879 |
Wabaunsee County, KS | 1859 |
Wallace County, KS | 1868 |
Washington County, KS | February 20, 1857 |
Wichita County, KS | December 24, 1886 |
Wilson County, KS | 1855 |
Woodson County, KS | 1855 |
Wyandotte County, KS | 1859 |