Valley Falls, KS Public Records
Valley Falls is an incorporated city in Jefferson County, Kansas, with an estimated population of 1,066 (U.S. Census Bureau, July 2024 estimate) and 0.7 square miles of land. That is down about 26 residents since the 2020 Census base.
🏢 Valley Falls City Hall
Valley Falls' own city government keeps its local records: council or board meeting minutes, local ordinances and resolutions, local permits and licenses, and its own budget and contracts. Requests for those records go to the city clerk under the Kansas Open Records Act. Birth and death certificates, marriage records, deeds and court files are generally kept by county and state offices rather than by the city; see the offices below.
📇 Valley Falls Contact on File
| Government | City Of Valley Falls |
| Contact listed | Administrator |
| Mailing address | 417 Broadway St, Valley Falls, KS 66088 |
| Phone | Not stated |
| Official website | Not stated |
| Source | U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Government Units listing ↗ |
This is the mailing address the government reported to the U.S. Census Bureau; it may be a post office box or the office of an elected official rather than a public counter, and the source does not list a phone number. Call or check the official website before you visit.
↑ Back to record types🏛️ County Courthouse & Records Office for Valley Falls
Valley Falls is in Jefferson County. In Kansas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. Divorce cases in Kansas are heard by the District Court in each county. Wills and estates in Kansas are handled by the District Court in each county.
📍 Jefferson County at a Glance
| County | Jefferson County |
| County population (2024 est.) | 18,332 Source: www2.census.gov ↗ |
⚖️ Jefferson County District Court – Clerk of the District Court (Jefferson County Courthouse)
| Address | 300 Jefferson St., Oskaloosa, KS 66066 |
| Directions | Get directions ↗ |
| Phone | (785) 863-2461 |
| Hours | Not stated |
| Records available | Kansas District Court case records for the county (civil, criminal, domestic, probate, small claims, traffic); the Clerk of the District Court keeps the files |
| Official website | kscourts.gov |
| Sources | kscourts.gov/…/2nd-Judicial-District ↗ |
| Last verified | October 17, 2026 |
See the full Jefferson County records page →
↑ Back to record types📋 Where to Get Records for Valley Falls
Where to get the most-requested public records for people and property in Valley Falls, KS:
📋 Valley Falls Records Guide
| Birth & death certificates | Kansas Department of Health and Environment – Office of Vital StatisticsCertified birth and death certificates for Kansas are issued by the state vital records office; in some places a county or local office can also issue copies. |
| Deeds & property records | In Kansas, deeds, mortgages and other land records are recorded by the county Register of Deeds. |
| Court cases & divorce | Jefferson County courthouse. Divorce cases in Kansas are heard by the District Court in each county. |
| Wills & estates | Wills and estates in Kansas are handled by the District Court in each county. |
| State court system | Kansas Judicial Branch |
| Sex offender registry | National Sex Offender Public Website (U.S. Department of Justice), which searches the Kansas registry |