Kansas, Butler County
Where Augusta's records are kept. Augusta has its own city government, clerk's office and police department; county and state offices keep its other public records.
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The cards below include Augusta's own offices, along with State of Kansas offices; the Butler County offices are on our Butler County page. Use the category buttons to narrow the list.
State records
A state agency, the Kansas Historical Society runs the State Archives research room in Topeka, the Kansas Memory online collection, genealogy indexes, the Kansas Museum of History and 16 historic sites.
Open official site Kansas Historical SocietyCounty court
Sitting in Kansas City, Topeka and Wichita, the federal bankruptcy court for Kansas offers court calendars, an unclaimed funds locator, KSBFastFile for filing claims and a docket tool.
Open official site United States Bankruptcy Court, District of KansasCounty court
The Kansas Judicial Branch explains CaseSearch, a free online search of public district court cases and documents after a user agreement; older documents and some records are viewable only on courthouse terminals.
Open official site Kansas Judicial Branch: Search District Court RecordsVital records
KDHE office keeping over 10 million Kansas birth, stillbirth, death, marriage and divorce records, which are not public; certified copies go only to the person named, close family, legal representatives or others with direct interest.
Open official site KDHE Vital RecordsPolice & jail
Updated each working day, the Kansas Department of Corrections search covers people in its custody, on parole or in its funded programs, including absconders; full criminal histories come from the Kansas Bureau of Investigation.
Open official site Kansas Adult Supervised Population Electronic Repository (KASPER)State records
Kansas Bureau of Investigation clearinghouse required by state law, listing current missing Kansans with search by name or location and a tip form; listings come from NCIC through the investigating agency.
Open official site KBI Missing Persons ClearinghousePolice & jail
Kansas Bureau of Investigation search of registered sex, violent and drug offenders, updated every 15 minutes; offenders whose crimes came before April 14, 1994 are kept from public view.
Open official site KBI Public Offender RegistryState records
Kansas Bureau of Investigation online record check open to the general public for $30 through a KanAccess account; searches run from 4 AM to midnight Central time, outside the nightly maintenance window.
Open official site Kansas Criminal History Record SearchVital records
Augusta city, Kansas in Census Bureau QuickFacts, estimated at 9,073 residents on July 1, 2025. The table adds housing, income and poverty, education, health insurance, commuting and business statistics.
Open official site U.S. Census Bureau QuickFactsCity records
Augusta City Hall at 113 E. 6th Avenue, phone (316) 775-4510, with open records, permits and licenses, municipal court fines, utility bills, ordinances, election results and Elmwood Cemetery burials.
Open official site City of AugustaCity records
City Clerk and Finance Director Erica Jones at 111 E. 6th, phone (316) 775-4510, handling city accounting, the budget, purchasing, surplus sales, utility rates and records requests.
Open official site Augusta City Clerk and FinanceCounty court
City public safety department with a fire division covering 144 square miles of southern Butler County and a police division handling patrols, traffic and ordinance enforcement and investigations.
Open official site Augusta Department of Public SafetyEverything else, organized
18 more Augusta sources not listed above.
Local record guide
Useful local context without burying the official record links above.
Local profile
Augusta, a place of 9,256 people, is in Butler County, whose county seat is El Dorado. Court and property records sit with Butler County, and birth and death certificates come from the State of Kansas. Augusta's own offices are in the cards above, and our Butler County page lists each county office.
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Voter registration in Kansas is run by the Kansas Secretary of State and local election officials. Its site lists the registration deadline, online registration where Kansas offers it, polling places and the local election office for Augusta.
Deeds for property in Augusta are recorded by the Butler County Register of Deeds, and the county office that assesses property keeps the tax values. Our Butler County page lists the county offices.
Certified birth and death certificates for events in Kansas come from the state vital records office, Kansas Office of Vital Statistics. Its site lists who may order a copy, the fee and how to order.
Businesses that operate in Augusta register with the Kansas Secretary of State, which runs the state business entity search. A local business license, where Augusta requires one, comes from the town or Butler County.
Same county
Use the city page when a record was created by a municipal police department or city office; use the county page for courts, deeds, vital records and jail custody.