Local Government Records Microfilm Holdings Butler County

Kansas Historical Society

Below is an inventory of our local government records microfilm holdings for this county. Contact the reference staff by phone (785-272-8681, ext. 116 or 117) or e-mail if you require a reel number of the inclusive numbers listed. Please see our inter-library loan page for information on how to request loans to any Kansas 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.

Butler County

County Clerk

Vital Statistics Register (Births, Marriages, Deaths)
Vol A, B 1886-1911 [MF 3455]

Register of Deeds

Indexes

General Index to Deeds (Grantor/Grantee and Grantee/Grantor)
Vols. 1, 2, 3 1868-1877(Currently Unavailable)
Vols. 4, 5, 6 1877-1883(Currently Unavailable)
Vols. 7, 8, 9 1883-1886[MF 3369]
Vols. 10, 11, 12 1886-1891[MF 3370]
Vols. 13, 14, 15, 16 1892-1899[MF 3371]
Vols. 17, 18, 19 1900-1905[MF 3372]
Vols. 20, 21, 22, 23 1906-1912[MF 3373]
Vols. 24, 25, 26, 27 1913-1917[MF 3374]
Vols. 28, 29, 30 1917-1918[MF 3375]
Vols. 31, 32, 33 1919-1920[MF 3376]

Deeds

Vol. A 1860-1870[MF 3376]
Vols. B, C 1870[MF 3377]
Vols. D, E, F(begin) 1870-1872[MF 3378]
Vols. F(end), G, H 1872-1873[MF 3379]
Vols. I, K, L(begin)* 1873-1875[MF 3380]
Vols. L(end), M, N 1875-1877[MF 3381]
Vols. O, P 1877-1878[MF 3382]
Vols. Q, R, S(begin) 1878-1879[MF 3383]
Vols. S(end), T, U 1879[MF 3384]
Vols. V, W, X(begin) 1879-1880[MF 3385]
Vols. X(end), Y, Z 1880-1881[MF 3386]
Vols. 27, 28, 29(begin) 1881[MF 3387]
Vols. 29(end), 30, 31 1881-1882[]MF 3388]
Vols. 32, 33, 34(begin) 1882-1883[MF 3389]
Vols. 34(end), 35, 36 1883[MF 3390]
Vols. 37, 38, 39(begin) 1883-1884[MF 3391]
Vols. 39(end), 40, 41 1884[MF 3392]
Vols. 42, 43, 44(begin) 1884-1885[MF 3393]
Vols. 44(end), 45 1885-1886[MF 3394]
Vols. 47, 48, 49(begin) 1886-1887[MF 3395]
Vols. 49(end), 50, 51 1887[MF 3396]
Vols. 52, 53, 54(begin) 1887[MF 3397]

* Volume J was missing at time of filming

Deeds(cont)'d

Vols. 54(end), 55, 56 1887[MF 3398]
Vols. 57, 58, 59(begin) 1887-1888[MF 3399]
Vols. 59(end), 60, 61 1888[MF 3400]
Vols. 62, 63, 64(begin) 1888-1889[MF 3401]
Vols. 64(end), 65, 66 1889[MF 3402]
Vols. 67, 68, 69(begin) 1889-1891[MF 3403]
Vols. 69(end), 70, 71 1891-1892[MF 3404]
Vols. 72, 73, 74(begin) 1893[MF 3405]
Vols. 74(end), 75, 77 1893[MF 3406]
Vols. 78, 79, 80(begin) 1893-1894[MF 3407]
Vols. 80(end), 81, 82, 83 (end) 1894-1896[MF 3408]
Vols. 83(end), 84, 85,86(begin) 1896-1897[MF 3409]
Vols. 86(end), 87, 88 1897-1898[MF 3410]
Vols. 89, 90, 91 1898-1900[MF 3411]
Vols. 93, 94(begin) 1900[MF 3412]
Vols. 94(end), 95, 96 1900-1901[MF 3413]
Vol. 97 1901-1902[MF 3414]
Vols. 99, 100, 101(begin)1902-1903[MF 3415]
Vols. 101(end), 102, 103 1903[MF 3416]
Vols. 104, 105, 106 1903-1905[MF 3417]
Vols. 107, 109(begin) 1905-1906[MF 3418]
Vols. 111, 112(begin) 1906[MF 3419]
Vols. 112(end), 113, 114 1906-1907[MF 3420]
Vols. 115, 117 1907-1908[MF 3421]
Vols. 118, 119 1908-1910[MF 3422]
Vols. 121, 122 1910[MF 3423]
Vols. 123, 124, 125(begin) 1910-1912[MF 3424]
Vols. 125(end), 126, 127 1912-1913[MF 3425]
Vols. 128, 129, 130, 131(begin)1913-1916[MF 3426]
Vols. 131(end), 132, 134(begin)1916-1917[MF 3427]
Vols. 134, 135, 136(begin)1917-1918[MF 3428]
Vols. 136(end), 137 1918[MF 3429]
Vols. 139, 140, 141(begin) 1918[MF 3430]
Vols. 141(end), 142, 143(begin) 1918-1919[MF 3431]
Vols. 143(end), 144, 145 1919-1920[MF 3432]
Vols. 146, 147 1920[MF 3433]

Military Discharges

Vols.1 1943-1950 [MF 3433]
Vols.2 1943-1950 [MF 3434]
Access to military records is restricted by Kansas Statute no. 45-221 (A)(46). Click here for more information.

Patents

Vol. 46 1886-1899[MF 3394]
Vol. 92 1899-1912[MF 3412]
Vol.116 1913-1953[MF 3421]

Quit Claim Deeds

Vol. 108 1905-1910[MF 3418]
Vol. 120(begin) 1909-1915[MF 3422]
Vol. 120(end) 1915-1918[MF 3423]
Vol. 138 1918-1924[MF 3429]

School Records

School Records Scholastic Census/Annual Reports

Districts 1-8 1903-1924[MF 3435]
Districts 9-14(begin) 1903-1924[MF 3436]
Districts 14(end)-21 1903-1924[MF 3437]
Districts 22-29 1903-1924[MF 3438]
Districts 30-36(begin) 1903-1924[MF 3439]
Districts 36(end)-42 1903-1924[MF 3440]
Districts 43-51(begin) 1903-1924[MF 3441]
Districts 51(end)-57* 1903-1924[MF 3442]
Districts 58-66** 1903-1924[MF 3443]
Districts 67-74 1903-1924[MF 3444]
Districts 75-83 1903-1924[MF 3445]
Districts 84-92 1903-1924[MF 3446]
Districts 93-100 1903-1924[MF 3447]
Districts 101-109 1903-1924[MF 3448]
Districts 110-116 1903-1924[MF 3449]
Districts 117-123 1903-1924[MF 3450]
Districts 124-131 1903-1924[MF 4624]
Districts 132-139 1903-1924[MF 4625]
Districts 140-148 1903-1924[MF 3451]
Districts 149-158*** 1903-1924[MF 3452]
Districts 159-165 1903-1924[MF 3453]
Districts 166-173 1903-1924[MF 3454]
* District 55 was missing at time of filming
** District 61 was missing at time of filming
*** District 156 was missing at time of filming

Tax Deeds

Vol. 76 1892-1901[MF 3406]
Vol.110 1906-1925[MF 3419]
(1902-1905 not included)

Butler County

City of Brainerd

Ordinance Records

1885-1902[MF 2397]

Cash Book

1885-1909[MF2397]

City of Rose Hill

City Clerk

Charter Ordinances
1979-1988 [AR 6744]
City Ordinances
#1-294 1955-1990[AR 6743]
City resolutions
#1-81 1956-1984[AR 6743] #82-133 1984-1990[AR 6744]
Resolution index
1955-1991 [AR 6744]
City Council Minutes
1973-1986[AR 6744]
1986-1991[AR 6745]
Official City Codes
1989 [AR 6745]
Ordinance Index
1955-1991 [AR 6744]
Personnel Rules and Regulations
1990 [AR 6745]