Barton County Register of Deeds

Inside the Barton County offices at 1400 Main Street downtown, the Register of Deeds accepts passport applications alongside its usual work of recording deeds and maintaining land records. It is a handy stop if you are already handling county business or live near the courthouse square, and staff there routinely process new adult and child applications. The office provides the required forms, or you can print them from travel.state.gov beforehand.

As with the 16th Street post office, this is an acceptance facility, not an issuing agency, so plan for standard processing rather than same-day service. The Kansas passport page holds the statewide fees and full document checklist, and the Great Bend list shows this downtown office alongside the post office.

Passport applications are taken from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, and by appointment — call ahead to reserve a time. Photos are not the office's main service, so it is safest to bring a compliant passport photo with you (the Great Bend post office can take one if needed). Metered and lot parking is available around the Main Street county buildings.