Enter a first and/or last name to search Kansas birth records. This website was created to provide genealogists with access to the Kansas birth records from a single place. Additional information on how to obtain Kansas birth certificates is available below.
Birth records contain information about a person's birth, including the date of birth, place of birth, sometimes the names of the mother and father, and even the physician who attended the birth. Birth certificates issued by state and local governments will often include the place of residence, and the mother's maiden name.
This webpage gives you access to all of the online databases containing Kansas birth records, Kansas birth ceritificates, Kansas birth notices, Kansas birth indexes, and other related Kansas genealogy records.
Birth records have long been used to help with genealogy research. They are considered to be "primary source" records, because the information is recorded by an eye witness, at the time the birth takes place. The Internet has allowed people to store birth records into various online archives. This has brought access to online birth records much more easier for genealogy researchers.
Newspapers frequently publish notices of births, and in addition to birth certificates, are a popular source of research by genealogists. Newspapers typically do not announce the names of the newborn, but list the sex of the child, the names of the parents, the place and date of birth.
On this page you will find the most comprehensive databases containing birth records of Kansas. We also suggest searching for "Kansas birth records" using Google.com, which will yield all such databases.
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How to Obtain Kansas Birth Certificates
Most records are housed at the state's Office of Vital Statistics. Birth certificates are on file beginning 1 July 1911, with a few delayed birth certificates dating back to the 1860's. Death certificates are on file beginning 1 July 1911. Marriage records are on file beginning 1 May 1913 and divorce records are on file beginning 1 July 1951. For records prior to those dates, contact the Clerk of the District Court in the county where the event occurred. The researcher should also consult the Historical Records Survey—Kansas, titled "Guide to Public Vital Records in Kansas," which lists the location of vital records not held by the Office of Vital Statistics. It is divided into type of record—birth, marriage, death, and divorce—and then by county. For records at the Office of Vital Statistics write to:
Vital Statistics
Kansas Department of Health and the Environment
900 SW Jackson, Room 151
Topeka, KS 66612-2221
Tel: 785-296-1400
Fax: 785-296-8075
For prior records, contact the clerk of the county in question.
Other Kansas Birth Records Websites
- Kansas Department of Health and Environment
- I Dream of Genealogy Kansas Births
- US Birth Guide Kansas
- 50States.com Kansas
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- Birth, Marriage & Death Certificates! at Ancestry.com
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