In addition to the original documents shown under Collection we also are able to provide the following reference material on microfilm. A microfilm reader/printer is located in our reference room for use by the public.
State Censuses
- Johnson County Census 1860, 1865, 1870, 1875, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, and 1925.
Plat Book and Atlas
- Johnson County Atlas, 1874, 1902, 1922
Newspapers
DESOTO
- DeSoto Eagle Eye 11/4/1898 - 10/15/1903
- DeSoto Eagle Eye 10/22/1903 - 6/29/1907
- DeSoto Eagle Eye 6/27/1907 - 12/30/1909
- DeSoto Herald 2/10/1910 - 4/21/1910
- DeSoto Eagle Eye 3/7/1912 - 2/13/1913
- DeSoto Herald 4/28/1910 - 2/29/1913
- DeSoto Eagle Eye 2/20/1913 - 11/25/1915
- DeSoto Eagle Eye 12/2/1915 - 8/15/1918
- DeSoto Eagle Eye 8/22/1918 - 12/30/1920
- DeSoto Eagle Eye 1/6/1921 - 11/17/1921
- DeSoto News 11/24/1921 - 11/1/1923
- DeSoto News 11/8/1923 - 8/25/1927
- DeSoto News 9/1/1927 - 12/25/1930
EDGERTON
- Edgerton Gazette 5/10/1895 - 3/19/1896
- Edgerton Enterprise 11/27/1903 - 10/7/1904
- Weekly Enterprise 10/14/1904 -12/16/1904
- Edgerton Globe 3/3/1899 - 6/14/1901
- Edgerton Journal 2nd 4/29/1933 - 8/16/1935
- Edgerton Journal 12/28/1906 - 7/1/1910
- Edgerton Journal 7/8/1910 - 5/14/1915
- Edgerton Journal 5/21/1915 - 5/7/1920
- Edgerton Journal 5/14/1920 - 1/29/1925
- Edgerton News 5/22/1902 - 9/24/1903
GARDNER
- Gardner Graphic 4/24/1891 - 6/30/1893
- Gardner Flag 10/4/1895 - 12/28/1895
- Gardner Weekly Message 2/11/1896
- Gardner Weekly Message 3/5/1896 - 3/26/1896
- Gardner Weekly Message and Flag 2/18/1896
- Kansan 8/8/1890 - 2/20/1891
- Kansas True Flag 9/22/1894 - 9/27/1895
- Young Kansan 5/31/1889 - 8/1/1890
- Gardner Gazette 9/28/1899 - 6/26/1902
- Gardner Gazette 7/3/1902 - 3/30/1905
- Gardner Gazette 4/6/1905 - 1/10/1908
- Gardner Gazette 1/17/1908 - 1/10/1913
- Gardner Gazette 1/17/1913 - 1/17/1918
- Gardner Gazette 1/24/1918 - 12/28/1922
- Gardner Gazette 1/4/1923 - 11/16/1927
- Gardner Gazette 11/23/1927 -12/31/1930
- Gardner Gazette 1/7/1931 - 9/11/1935
- Gardner Gazette 9/18/1935 - 3/9/1938
- Gardner Gazette 3/16/1938 - 11/11/1942
LENEXA
- Lenexa Leader 10/14/1908 -11/10/1909
- Lenexa News 11/23/1906 - 2/11/1910
- Lenexa News 2/18/1910 - 2/2/1912
MERRIAM
- Merriam Leader 2/22/1934 - 4/4/1935
- Shawnee Chief 4/6/1932 - 2/15/1934
- Merriam Leader 4/11/1935 - 11/6/1936
- Kansas State Register (Spring Hill) 4/13/1878 - 10/26/1878
- Weekly Review (Spring Hill) 9/30/1881 - 10/20/1882
- Stanley Review 3/14/1913 - 4/25/1913
- Suburban News (Merriam) 10/16/1930 - 2/28/1933
- Lenexa World 3/14/1913 - 4/25/1913
- Merriam Herald Chieftain 3/21/1913 - 4/25/1913
- Suburban News (Merriam) 1/4/1934 - 3/31/1938
- Suburban News (Merriam) 4/7/1938 - 6/5/1941
- Suburban News (Merriam) 6/12/1941 - 12/24/1942
- Alliance Echo (Olathe) 7/21/1893 - 4/6/1894
- Olathe Tribune 4/13/1894 - 8/16/1895
OLATHE
- Olathe Mirror 5/16/1861 - 12/21/1865
- Olathe Mirror 2/1/1866 - 10/24/1869 & 12/1869 (one paper)
- Olathe Mirror 4/25/1872 – 12/23/1875
- Olathe Mirror 6/17/1886 – 6/14/1888
- Olathe Mirror 6/21/1888 – 12/26/1889
- Olathe Mirror 1/2/1890 – 7/16/1891
- Olathe Mirror 7/23/1891 – 12/29/1892
- Olathe Mirror 1/5/1893 – 4/25/1895
- Olathe Mirror 5/2/1895 – 9/25/1896
- Olathe Mirror 10/1/1896 – 3/31/1898
- Olathe Mirror 4/7/1898 –9/27/1899
- Olathe Mirror 10/5/1899 –3/28/1901
- Olathe Mirror 4/4/1901 – 10/2/1902
- Olathe Mirror 10/9/1902 – 3/31/1904
- Olathe Mirror 4/7/1904 – 9/28/1905
- Olathe Mirror 10/5/1905 – 10/25/1906
- Olathe Mirror 11/1/1906 – 4/30/1908
- Olathe Mirror 5/7/1908 – 9/16/1909
- Olathe Mirror 9/23/1909 – 12/29/1910
- Olathe Mirror 1/5/1911 – 3/28/1912
- Olathe Mirror 4/4/1912 – 6/26/1913
- Olathe Mirror 7/3/1913 – 9/24/1914
- Olathe Mirror 10/1/1914 – 10/21/1915
- Olathe Mirror 10/28/1915 – 11/30/1916
- Olathe Mirror 12/14/1916 – 1/31/1918
- Olathe Mirror 2/7/1918 – 3/27/1919
- Olathe Mirror 4/3/1919 – 4/8/1920
- Olathe Mirror 4/15/1920 – 12/30/1920
- Olathe Mirror 1/6/1921 – 4/20/1922
- Olathe Mirror 4/27/1922 – 4/3/1924
- Olathe Mirror 4/10/1924 – 1/14/1926
- Olathe Mirror 1/21/1926 – 10/6/1927
- Olathe Mirror 10/13/1927 – 7/25/1929
- Olathe Mirror 8/1/1929 – 7/29/1931
- Olathe Mirror 7/16/1931 – 6/29/1933
- Olathe Mirror 7/6/1933 – 6/20/1935
- Olathe Mirror 6/27/1935 – 5/27/1937
- Olathe Mirror 6/3/1937 – 7/6/1939
- Olathe Mirror 7/13/1939 – 7/17/1941
- Olathe Mirror 7/24/1941 – 11/18/1943
- Olathe Mirror 11/25/1943 – 2/7/1946
- Olathe Mirror 2/14/1946 – 12/4/1947
- Olathe Mirror 12/11/1947 – 8/18/1949
- Olathe Mirror 8/25/1949 – 3/15/1951
- Olathe Mirror 3/22/1951 – 3/27/1952
- Olathe Mirror 4/3/1952 – 8/27/1953
- Olathe Mirror 9/3/1953 – 1/20/1955
- Olathe Mirror 1/27/1955 – 5/10/1956
- Olathe Mirror 5/17/1956 – 9/19/1957
- Olathe Mirror 9/26/1957 – 1/8/1959
- Olathe Mirror 1/15/1959 – 12/31/1959
- Olathe News-Herald 1/20/1898 – 9/15/1898
- Olathe Republican 5/8/1884 – 11/26/1885
- Olathe Weekly Herald 8/26/1892 – 7/12/1895
- Olathe Weekly Herald 7/19/1895 – 1/14/1898
OVERLAND PARK
- Johnson County Herald 1/1/1948 – 9/16/1948
- Johnson County Herald 4/24/1952 – 12/25/1952
- Johnson County Herald 1/1/1953 – 9/17/1953
- Johnson County Herald 9/24/1953 – 5/27/1953
- Johnson County Herald 6/3/1954 – 2/17/1955
- Johnson County Herald 2/24/1955 – 10/27/1955
- Johnson County Herald Northeast 9/8/1939 – 12/25/1941
PRAIRIE VILLAGE
- Prairie Scout 1/2/1951 - 3/26/1957
- Prairie Scout 4/2/1957 - 6/28/1960
- Prairie Scout 7/5/1960 - 10/25/1960
- Scout 11/3/1960 - 1/25/1962
- Scout 2/1/1962 - 8/1/1963
- Scout 8/8/1963 - 12/24/1964
SPRING HILL
- Headlight (Spring Hill) 7/1894 - 8/1895
- Headlight (Wellsville) 9/1895 - 5/1896
- Rural Mailman (Wellsville) 1/10/1925 - 7/1928
- Spring Hill New Era 11/15/1883 - 4/27/1893
- Spring Hill New Era 5/4/1893 - 6/16/1898
- Spring Hill New Era 6/23/1898 - 2/20/1903
- Spring Hill New Era 2/27/1903 - 4/27/1906
- Spring Hill New Era 5/4/1906 - 3/25/1910
OTHER ASSORTED JOHNSON COUNTY NEWSPAPERS
- Olathe Herald 8/9/1860 – 4/11/1861
- Johnson County Democrat (1st) 5/18/1882 – 6/5/1883
- Olathe Baptist Builder 5/1887 – 9/1887
- Dawn of Equity 5/1917 – 6/1917
- Educational Herald 3/1880
- Educational Advocate 4/1880 – 2/1881
- Olathe Evening Meteor 4/1/1879 – 4/26/1879
