Rice County Clerks are responsible for maintaining and preserving public records for a local government in Rice County, KS. As part of this job, Clerks often keep Rice County vital records, including death records. This can include Rice County death certificates, death registries, information about the time, place, and cause of death, and the deceased individual's name, parents' names, and age at death. Clerks also issue certified death certificates, which are often required to settle financial and legal matters such as wills, estates, and filing for life insurance. These records can also be used for Rice County genealogical research, and some Clerks maintain vital records that date back to 1630. Clerks often provide online access to death records.
Chase City Clerk Chase KS 507 Main Street 67524 620-938-2911
Rice County Clerk Lyons KS 101 West Commercial Street 67554 620-257-2232
Rice County Health Departments operate at the state, county, and local level to monitor public health and enforce public health standards in Rice County, KS. As part of their responsibilities, Health Departments may maintain Rice County death records, particularly related to infectious diseases that pose a public health risk. These death records may be in the form of Rice County death registries or death record databases that include death statistics on common causes of death, death status, and cause of death information. The Health Department may also maintain death certificates in certain areas. Many of the Rice County death records maintained by Health Departments are available through their websites.
Rice County Health Department Lyons KS 1486 U.s. 56 67554 620-257-2171