Records that survive
These are the record series from Wyandotte County in the Kansas Historical Society's catalog of county government records, with the office that kept each and the earliest and latest years. Most are microfilm copies at the State Archives in Topeka. A span can include gaps.
Marriages, births and deaths
- Marriage License Records · District/Probate Court1859–1917
- Marriage License Records - Index · District/Probate Court1867–1917
- Kansas City Birth Records · Kansas City1892–1913
- Kansas City Death Records · Kansas City1892–1911
Deeds and land
- Deed Records - Indices · Register of Deeds1857–1902
- Deed Records · Register of Deeds1859–1901
Wills and estates
- Probate Court Journals · District/Probate Court1857–1951
- Probate Court Records · District/Probate Court1863–1927
- Will Records Index · District/Probate Court1879–1938
- Will Records · District/Probate Court1883–1918
- Probate Court - General Index1911–1927
Naturalization
- Naturalization Records - Indices · District/Probate Court1859–1947
- Naturalization Declarations of Intention · District/Probate Court1867–1931
- Naturalization Final Records · District/Probate Court1904–1906
- Naturalization Petitions and Records · District/Probate Court1907–1929
- Naturalization Petitions Granted and Denied · District/Probate Court1929–1947
- Naturalization Petitions · District/Probate Court1929–1930
Military and pensions
- Military Discharge Records · Register of Deeds1919
- Soldiers' Discharge Records · Register of Deeds1919
Court records
- District Court Case Files · District Court1865–1909
- Civil Appearance Dockets · District/Probate Court1871–1918
Town and city records
- Wyandotte City Council Journals · Wyandotte1866–1886
- Kansas City Board of Commissioners Journals · Kansas City1872–1982
- Kansas City Ordinances · Kansas City1872–1891
- Rosedale Ordinances - Index · City Council1877–1920
- Rosedale Ordinances · Rosedale1877–1920
- Armourdale Ordinances · City Council1882–1886
- Argentine City Council Journals · City Council1891–1893
- Kansas City Ordinances - Indices · Kansas City1909–1956
- Rosedale City Council Journals · Rosedale1911–1921
- Kansas City - State Avenue Improvement Plans · Kansas City1987
Other records
- County Ward and Precinct Map · County Offices1966
See the full list at the Kansas Historical Society
Source: Kansas Historical Society, catalog of county government records (the county searches on its County Records On Microfilm page). Most of the film was made by the Genealogical Society of Utah, so FamilySearch may have it too. Kansas began statewide registration of births and deaths in 1911.
Where to find the records
- Wyandotte County official website
Hours, addresses and phone numbers for the register of deeds, the probate court, the clerk of the district court and the county clerk, and any online record search the county offers.
- The register of deeds
Deeds, mortgages and other land records, usually from the county's beginning.
- The probate court
Wills, estates, guardianships and, for most years, marriage licenses. Since court unification in 1977 the probate court has been part of the district court, so ask the clerk of the district court for these records.
- The clerk of the district court
Civil and criminal cases, divorces and, in many counties, naturalizations.
- The county clerk
Tax rolls and the county commissioners' journals.
- The Kansas State Archives (Kansas Historical Society)
In Topeka: microfilm of county records, the Kansas state censuses and newspapers from across the state.
- Kansas Historical Society: Wyandotte County recordsfree
Every county record series in the Society's catalog, with the office, dates and a description of each.
- Kansas Historical Society: County Records On Microfilmfree
How to use or borrow the county microfilm, with links to each county's list.
- Kansas Historical Society: Kansas censusesfree
The territorial and state censuses, what each one asks, and where to find them and their indexes.
- FamilySearch Catalogfree
Search by place for "Kansas, Wyandotte" to find filmed and digitized records, many viewable free online with a FamilySearch account.
Offices change their hours and access rules; call before you visit.
Boundaries and parent counties
Formed from: Johnson County, Leavenworth County
Check the parent counties for earlier records: Johnson County, Leavenworth County
Records stay with the county that created them. If your ancestor lived here before 1859, search the parent county. The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries shows each boundary change.
Research tip
Kansas took its own census every ten years from 1865 to 1925, halfway between the federal ones. A state census can place a family in a county and township in a year the federal census misses, and most of them (all but 1865) also ask where a family came from before Kansas.