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Kingman County (standard abbreviation: KM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 7,858 people lived there. The county seat is Kingman. Kingman is also the biggest city in Kingman County.

History

19th century
In 1872, Kingman County was created. It was named after Samuel A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.

During the 1870s, Kingman County had a lot of bison. The old-time cowboy author Frank H. Maynard said he went there on his first buffalo hunt.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.4%) is water.

People

Kingman County is included in the Wichita, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

Education

Unified school districts
 USD 331 Kingman - Norwich 
 USD 332 Cunningham - West Kingman County

Communities

Cities
 Cunningham
 Kingman
 Nashville
 Norwich
 Penalosa
 Spivey
 Zenda

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Kingman County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 74 pages; 1921.
 Plat Book of Kingman County, Kansas; Northwest Publishing Co; 45 pages; 1903.

Other websites

County
 
 Kingman County - Directory of Public Officials
 Kingman County - Economic Development Council
Maps
 Kingman County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1872 establishments in Kansas
Kiowa County (standard abbreviation: KW) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 2,553 people lived there. The largest city and county seat is Greensburg.

History

19th century
In 1867, Kiowa County was created. It was named after the Kiowa tribe.

21st century
On May 4, 2007, Greensburg was destroyed by an EF5 tornado during the May 2007 tornado outbreak.

Geography
Tthe U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.03%) is water.

Kiowa County has a lot of iron-rich meteorites in its soil. This is due to the Brenham meteor fall over 10 thousand years ago.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Kiowa County is very Republican. The only Democrat to ever win the county was been Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

Education

Unified school districts
 Greensburg USD 422
 Mullinville USD 424
 Haviland USD 474

Colleges
 Barclay College, Haviland

Communities

Incorporated cities
 Greensburg
 Haviland
 Mullinville

References

Notes

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Kiowa County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County
 
 Kiowa County - Directory of Public Officials
Historical
 Kiowa County from American History and Genealogy Project (AHGP)
Maps
 Kiowa County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1867 establishments in Kansas
Kansas counties
Woodson County (standard abbreviation: WO) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010 census, 3,309 people lived there. Its county seat is Yates Center.

History

19th century
In 1855, Woodson County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.5%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Woodson County is very Republican. The only Democrat to win the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Woodrow Wilson won a plurality in 1912.

Education

Unified school districts
 Woodson USD 366

Communities

Cities
 Yates Center
 Toronto
 Neosho Falls

Ghost towns
 Defiance - located six miles east of Yates Center. The people moved to Yates Center after it was chosen as the permanent county seat in 1876.
 Kalida - located two miles south of Yates Center. The people moved to Yates Center after it was chosen as the permanent county seat in 1876

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Woodson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 38 pages; 1904.

Other websites

County
 
 Woodson County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Woodson County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1855 establishments in Kansas Territory
Washington County (standard abbreviation: WS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 5,799 people lived there. Its county seat is Washington. Washington is also the biggest city in Washington County.

History

19th century
In 1857, Washington County was created.

21st century
In 2010, the Keystone-Cushing Pipeline (Phase II) was built north to south through Washington County. There was a lot of controversy over tax exemption and environmental concerns (if a leak ever does happen).

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.4%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Washington County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Washington County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1940, only Lyndon Johnson in 1964 won forty percent of Washington County's vote for the Democratic Party.

Education 
The county is served by:
 Washington County USD 108
 Barnes-Hanover-Linn USD 223
 Clifton-Clyde USD 224

Washington County Schools USD 108
The superintendent is Denise O'Dea. It includes:
West Elementary School (Principal:Denise O'Dea)
East Elementary School (Principal: Amy Hoover)
Washington County Junior High/High School (Principal: Vickie Enyart).

Communities

Cities

 Barnes
 Clifton (partly in Clay County)
 Greenleaf
 Haddam
 Hanover
 Hollenberg
 Linn
 Mahaska
 Morrowville
 Palmer
 Vining (partly in Clay County)
 Washington

References

More reading
 70th Anniversary Edition Supplement; Washington County Register; 88 pages; September 16, 1938.
 Plat Book of Washington County, Kansas; Brown-Scoville Publishing Co; 81 pages; 1906.
 Historical Plat Book of Washington County, Kansas; J.S. Bird; 90 pages; 1882.

Other websites

County
 
 Washington County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Washington County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1857 establishments in Kansas Territory
Wabaunsee County (standard abbreviation: WB) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 7,053 people lived there. Its county seat is Alma. The county was created by the territorial legislature of Kansas Territory on March 25, 1859. It was named after a chief of the Potawatomi Indians.

History

19th century
The first white people in the area were said to have been a group of criminals. This group was known as the McDaniel Gang.

Wabaunsee County was created by the territorial legislature on March 25, 1859. The name used since 1859 is from the Potawatomi "Wah-bon-seh". This means "dawn of day." It was the name of the chief of the Potawatomi Indians. Originally, the county was named Richardson. This was named after William Alexander Richardson, a congressman from Illinois, who introduced the first Kansas and Nebraska Bill in the United States House of Representatives. This made certain Indian lands territories in 1854.

The county's first church, Wabaunsee Church of Christ, was created in June 1857.

The first railroad to be built through Wabaunsee County was the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe in 1880. In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a railroad from Topeka to Herington.  This railroad connected Topeka, Valencia, Willard, Maple Hill, Vera, Paxico, McFarland, Alma, Volland, Alta Vista, Dwight, White City, Latimer, Herington.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.7%) is water.

People

Wabaunsee County is part of the Topeka, KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

Wabaunsee County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Wabaunsee County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

Education

Unified school districts
 Wamego USD 320
 Mill Creek Valley USD 329
 Wabaunsee East USD 330

Communities

Cities

 Alma
 Alta Vista
 Eskridge
 Harveyville
 Maple Hill
 McFarland
 Paxico
 St. Marys (part)
 Willard (part)

References

More reading
 Early History of Wabaunsee County, Kansas; Matt Thomson; 376 pages; 1901.
 Standard Atlas of Wabaunsee County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 76 pages; 1919.
 Standard Atlas of Wabaunsee County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 47 pages; 1902.
 Atlas of Wabaunsee County, Kansas; Gillen & Davy; 51 pages; 1885.

Other websites

County
 
 Wabaunsee County - Directory of Public Officials
Historical
 Wabaunsee County GenWeb website
Maps
 Wabaunsee County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1859 establishments in Kansas Territory
Wallace County (standard abbreviation: WA) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010 census, 1,485 people lived there. This would make it the county in Kansas with the second-least number of people living in it. Its county seat is Sharon Springs. The county was created in 1868. It was named after Brigadier general W.H.L. Wallace, who was a veteran of the Mexican–American War and a casualty of the Battle of Shiloh.

History

19th century
In 1868, Wallace County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.01%) is water.

Mount Sunflower is in Wallace County. It is the highest place in Kansas. It is 4,039 feet (1,231 meters). Mount Sunflower is about  north-northwest of Weskan, less than one mile (1.6 km) from the Colorado state line.

Time zones
Wallace County is one of four Kansas counties to use Mountain Standard Time rather than Central Standard Time.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Wallace has been one of the most Republican counties in Kansas. Only two Democratic Presidential nominees have ever won Wallace County – Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1944 only three Democratic Presidential candidates have won 31 percent of Wallace County's vote – Harry S. Truman in 1948, Lyndon Johnson in 1964 and Jimmy Carter in 1976. In the 2016 election Hillary Clinton won less than six percent of the county's vote. The last five Republican nominees have all won at least 84 percent.

Education

Unified school districts
 Wallace USD 241
 Weskan USD 242

Communities

Cities
 Sharon Springs
 Wallace

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Wallace County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 42 pages; 1908.

Other websites

County
 
 Wallace County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Wallace County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1868 establishments in Kansas
Morris County (standard abbreviation: MR) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 5,923 people lived there. The county seat is Council Grove. Council Grove is also the biggest city in Morris County.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.1%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Morris County is veru Republican. Only two Democratic presidential candidates have ever won the county – Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

Education

Unified school districts
 USD 417, Morris County
 Council Grove, Dunlap, Rural Areas
 USD 481, Rural Vista
 White City, Latimer, Rural Areas
District Office In Neighboring County
 USD 397, Centre
 Burdick, Rural Areas
 USD 284, Chase County
 Rural Areas

Communities

Cities

 Council Grove
 Dunlap
 Dwight
 Herington (partly in Dickinson County)
 Latimer
 Parkerville
 White City
 Wilsey

References

Notes

More reading
County
 The Story of Council Grove on the Santa Fe Trail; 2nd Ed; Lalla Maloy Brigham; 176 pages; 1921.
 Handbook of Morris County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 24 pages; 1883.
 Standard Atlas of Morris County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 63 pages; 1923.
 Standard Atlas of Morris County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1901.

Trails
 
 The National Old Trails Road To Southern California, Part 1 (LA to KC); Automobile Club Of Southern California; 64 pages; 1916. (Download 6.8MB PDF eBook)

Other websites

County
 
 
Maps
 Morris County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1859 establishments in Kansas Territory
Morton County (standard abbreviation: MT) is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,233 people lived there. The county seat is Elkhart. Elkhart is also the biggest city in Morton County.

History

19th century
In 1886, Morton County was created. It was named after Oliver Morton, who was a United States Senator from Indiana from 1867 to 1877. In 1886, the community of Richfield was created as the county seat.

20th century

In the 1930s, the economy of the area was hurt by the Dust Bowl. This made the economy in the area much worse during the Great Depression.

In 1961, the county seat moved from Richfield to Elkhart.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.03%) is water.

Major highways
 Kansas Highway 27
 Kansas Highway 51
 U.S. Highway 56

People

Government

Morton County is often won by Republican Candidates. However Jimmy Carter almost won the county in 1976, however Gerald Ford barely won the county by .2%. The last time the county was won by a Democrat was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

Presidential elections

Education

Unified school districts
 Rolla USD 217
 Elkhart USD 218

Communities

Cities
 Elkhart
 Richfield
 Rolla

References

Other websites

County
 
 Morton County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Morton County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1886 establishments in Kansas
Nemaha County (standard abbreviation: NM) is a county in the northeastern part of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 10,178 people lived there. The county seat is Seneca.

History
In 1855, Nemaha County was created.

The first railroad in Nemaha County was built in 1866.

On May 30, 1879, the "Irving, Kansas Tornado" went through Nemaha county. This tornado measured F4 on the Fujita scale. It had a damage path  wide and  long. Eighteen people were killed and sixty were injured in this tornado.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.3%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Education

Unified school districts
 Prairie Hills USD 113 - Bern, Sabetha, Wetmore, (Axtell and Summerfield in Marshall County).  USD 441 and USD 488 merged to create USD 113 in 2010.
 Nemaha Central USD 115 - Baileyville, Seneca, St. Benedict.  USD 442 and USD 451 merged to create USD 115 in 2011.
 Vermillion USD 380 - Centralia, (Frankfort in Marshall County)

Communities

Cities

 Bern
 Centralia
 Corning
 Goff
 Oneida
 Sabetha (partly in Brown County)
 Seneca
 Wetmore

References

Notes

More reading
 Atlas of Nemaha County, Kansas; Anderson Publishing Co; 62 pages; 1922.
 Plat Book of Nemaha County, Kansas; A.R. Stinson; 53 pages; 1908.

Other websites

County
 
 Nemaha County - Directory of Public Officials
Other information
 The Irving Tornado
 Historical Tornadoes
Maps
 Nemaha County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1855 establishments in Kansas Territory
Wilson County (standard abbreviation: WL) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 9,409 people lived there. Its county seat is Fredonia.

History

19th century
In 1855, Wilson County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.8%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Wilson County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Wilson County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

Education

Unified school districts
 Altoona-Midway USD 387
 Neodesha USD 461
 Fredonia USD 484

Communities

Cities
 Neodesha
 Fredonia
 Altoona
 Buffalo
 Benedict
 New Albany
 Coyville

References

Notes

More reading
 Handbook of Wilson County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1886.
 Standard Atlas of Wilson County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 52 pages; 1910.
 Historical Atlas of Wilson County, Kansas; John P. Edwards; 35 pages; 1881.

Other websites

County
 Wilson County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Wilson County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

1855 establishments in Kansas Territory
Dot Island is a tiny island in the sub-Antarctic. It is 0.6 nautical miles (1.1 km) west of Tern Island in the south part of the Bay of Isles, South Georgia. It was first charted by Robert Cushman Murphy in 1912–13. It was surveyed in 1929–30 by Discovery Investigations personnel. They probably named it because of its size and small appearance on charts.

References

Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Mahant Yogi Adityanath (birth name Ajay Singh Bisht; 5th June 1972) is a Hindu monk and Indian politician who is the current Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Sources

Books

Other websites 

1972 births
Living people
Indian Hindus
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians
Monks
Politicians from Uttar Pradesh
Fatsia is a small genus of three species of evergreen shrubs in the Araliaceae family. They are native to southern Japan and Taiwan. 

It has also become naturalised in some areas. In New Zealand it has become established in waste areas and abandoned gardens, spreading by suckers.

Asterids
Trivendra Singh Rawat (born 20 December 1960) is an Indian politician and is the eighth and current Chief Minister of Uttarakhand.

References

Indian politicians
Wichita County (standard abbreviation: WH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010 census, 2,234 people lived there. Its county seat is Leoti.

History

19th century
In 1886, Wichita County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . All of it is land.

Major highways
 Kansas Highway 25
 Kansas Highway 96

People

Government

Presidential elections

Wichita County is very Republican. The last Democrat to win the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976. In the past six elections no Democrat has won more than twenty percent of Wichita County’s vote.

Laws
Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Wichita County is still a "dry" county.

Education
 Leoti USD 467

Communities

City
 Leoti

References

Notes

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Wichita County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 60 pages; 1920.

Other websites

County
 
 Wichita County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Wichita County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1886 establishments in Kansas
Trego County (standard abbreviation: TR) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,001 people lived there. Its county seat is WaKeeney. WaKeeney is also the biggest city in Trego County.

History

19th century
In 1879, Trego County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.1%) is water.

Major highways
  Interstate 70
  U.S. Route 40
  U.S. Route 283
  K-147

People

Government

Presidential elections

Republican candidates often win Trego County. The last time a democratic candidate has won this county was in 1964.

Education

Unified school districts
 WaKeeney USD 208

Communities

Cities
 Collyer
 WaKeeney

References

Notes

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Trego County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 57 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County
 
 Trego County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Trego County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1879 establishments in Kansas
Thomas County (standard abbreviation: TH) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010 census, 7,900 people lived there. Its county seat is Colby.

History

19th century
Thomas County was created on October 8, 1885. It was named after George Henry Thomas, a Union General during the American Civil War, hero of the Battle of Chickamauga. The townships of the county were named after the soldiers that died at the Battle of Chickamauga.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.01%) is water.

Major highways
 Interstate 70
 U.S. Highway 24
 U.S. Highway 83
 Kansas Highway 25

People

Government

Presidential elections
Thomas County is very Republican. The last time a democratic candidate has won Thomas County was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

Education

Unified school districts
 Brewster USD 314
 Colby USD 315
 Golden Plains USD 316

Communities

Cities
Brewster
Colby
Gem
Menlo
Oakley (Part)
Rexford

References

More readings
 Standard Atlas of Thomas County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 64 pages; 1907.

Other websites

County
 
 Thomas County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Thomas County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1885 establishments in Kansas
Stanton County (standard abbreviation: ST) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 2,235 people lived there. Its county seat is Johnson City.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.01%) is water.

Major highways
 U.S. Highway 160
 Kansas Highway 27

People

Government
Stanton County is very Republican. The last time a democratic candidate won the county was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

Presidential elections

Laws
Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Stanton County is still a "dry" county.

Education

Unified school districts
 Stanton County USD 452

Communities

Cities
 Johnson City
 Manter

References

Other websites

County
 
 Stanton County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Stanton County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1887 establishments in Kansas
Stafford County (standard abbreviation: SF) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 4,437 people lived there. Its county seat is St. John. The county is named after Lewis Stafford. He was captain of Company E, First Kansas Infantry, who was killed at the Battle of Young's Point in Madison Parish, Louisiana on June 7, 1863.

History

19th century
In 1879, Stafford County was created.

The borders of Stafford County were defined by the Kansas Legislature of 1870. For several years, the county was still unorganized. The Legislature of 1875 gave the territory in Stafford County to other counties. They wanted to get rid of Stafford County. They gave the part in Range 15 West to Pawnee County; the portion included in Ranges 11, 12, 13 and 14 to Barton County; and the south half of the county, excepting the portion in Range 15, was added to Pratt County. But after each of the counties had taken its part, a strip six miles wide and twelve miles long (two townships) remained as Stafford County. This was the county until April 25, 1879. The Supreme Court of Kansas said that dividing the county was unconstitutional. The county was restored to its original borders.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.4%) is water.

People

Government
Stafford County is often won by Republican Candidates. The last time Stafford County was won by a democratic candidate was in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.

Presidential elections

Laws
Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Stafford County is still a "dry" county until an election in 2016 when this prohibition was removed by 1,304 to 535, 71% of the vote.

Education

Unified school districts
 Stafford USD 349
 St. John-Hudson USD 350
 Macksville USD 351

Communities

Cities
 Hudson
 Macksville
 Radium
 Seward
 Stafford
 St. John

References

Notes

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Stafford County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 56 pages; 1904.

Other websites

County
 
 Stafford County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Stafford County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1879 establishments in Kansas
Harish Chandra Singh Rawat (born 27 April 1948) is an Indian politician who was  Chief Minister of Uttarakhand from 2014-2017. In July 2014, he won a by-election from Dharchula assembly seat by over 19,000 votes.

References

Indian politicians
1948 births
Living people
Smith County (standard abbreviation: SM) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,853 people lived there. Its county seat is Smith Center. The county is named after Maj. J. Nelson Smith, who was part of the 2nd Colorado Cavalry. He was killed in action at the Battle of Westport on October 21, 1864.

The geographic center of the contiguous United States is in the county, near Lebanon.

History

19th century
In 1872, Smith County was created. The first homestead in Smith County was in 1871. There were 3,800 people living there by 1875. The county grew to 15,000 people by 1889. Corn was the main crop, but drought and grasshoppers hurt the crops. When hardy Winter wheat was introduced to Kansas by Russian settlers, it eventually became the main crop in Smith County. The number of people living in Smith County has slowly gone down since 1900. This is due to advanced farming techniques that need fewer people to farm.

Brewster Higley wrote the song "Home on the Range" in 1873 in a cabin 9 miles northwest of Smith Center. It later became the Kansas State song.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.2%) is water. The county is divided into 25 townships, each of which is listed below in the subdivisions section of this article.

The geographic center of the 48 contiguous states is in the county, near the city of Lebanon. The geographic center of North America is located in neighboring Osborne County.

The Solomon River runs through the southern part of the county. It provides a flat basin and water for irrigation.

Major highways
There are two major highways in the county. The main east-west route is U.S. Highway 36. It goes through Athol, Kensington, and Smith Center. The main north-south route is U.S. Highway 281. Kansas state highways K-8, K-9 and K-180 go to other areas of the county.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Smith County is very Republican. No Democratic Presidential candidate has won Smith County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932. Since 1940, the only Democrat to win forty percent of the county’s vote was Lyndon Johnson in 1964.

Education

Unified school districts
 Thunder Ridge USD 110
Kensington, Athol and western third of county; school district also covers the eastern third of Phillips County
 Smith Center USD 237
Smith Center, Lebanon, Gaylord and eastern two-thirds of county

Communities

Cities
 Athol
 Cedar
 Gaylord
 Kensington
 Lebanon
 Smith Center

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Smith County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 82 pages; 1917.
 Plat Book of Smith County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 48 pages; 1900.

Other websites

County
 
 Smith County - Directory of Public Officials
Other
 Geographical Center of the Continental United States
Maps
 Smith County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

1872 establishments in Kansas
Labette County (county code LB) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 21,607 people lived there. Its county seat is Oswego. Its biggest city is Parsons. The county was named after LaBette creek, the second-biggest creek in the county. The creek was named after French-Canadian fur trapper Pierre LaBette who had moved to the area.

History
In the 1840s, most of the people living in Labette County were Osage people. There were also many Cherokee and Euro-Americans.  Many of the Euro-Americans were merchants with Osage or Cherokee wives.

Between 1871 and 1873, at least eleven people disappeared near an inn and general store run by the Bender family in Labette County. After the disappareance of the Benders in 1873, it was found that they had apparently murdered many travelers. Between eight and eleven bodies were found buried at the inn. Governor Thomas A. Osborn offered a reward of $2,000 for anyone who caught the Benders, but they were never found.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.2%) is water.

Demographics

The Parsons, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area includes all of Labette County.

The 2010 Census says that Labette County had 21,607 people living there. The median age was 41. The race of the people were 85.5% non-Hispanic white, 4.7% African-American, 2.2% Native America, 0.4% Asian, 0.1% non-Hispanics of some other race, 3.6% non-Hispanics reporting two or more races and 4.0% Hispanic or Latino.

Government

Presidential elections
Labette County is mostly Republican. It has a slight Democratic lean to it like many counties in Southeast Kansas. Although Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton both won the county once each, it has become more Republican.

Education

Unified school districts
 Cherokee USD 247 (Web site) is a school district of  primarily covering portions of Crawford and Cherokee counties, but also includes small portions of Labette and Neosho counties.
 Parsons USD 503 (Web site)
 Oswego USD 504 (Web site)
 Chetopa-St. Paul USD 505 (Web site)
 Labette County USD 506 (Web site)

Communities

Cities

 Altamont
 Bartlett
 Chetopa
 Edna
 Labette
 Mound Valley
 Oswego
 Parsons

References

Notes

More reading
 History of Labette County, Kansas, and Representative Citizens; Nelson Case; Biographical Publishing Co; 846 pages; 1901.
 Atlas and Plat Book of Labette County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 40 pages; 1916.
 Standard Atlas of Labette County, Kansas; Kenyon Company; 53 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County
 
 Labette County - Directory of Public Officials
Historical
 Labette County History and Heritage Project, Genealogy
Maps
 Labette County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

1867 establishments in Kansas
Lane County (standard abbreviation: LE) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 2,150 people lived there. This makes it the county with the third lowest number of people living in it in Kansas. The county seat is Dighton, the only city in the county. The county was named after James H. Lane. He was a leader of the Jayhawker abolitionist movement, and he was one of the first U.S. Senators from Kansas.

History

19th century
In 1873, Lane County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.03%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections
Lane County has been very Republican throughout its history. It voted for Democratic candidates only five times in presidential elections from 1888 to the present. The last time a Democrat won the county was in 1964 by Lyndon B. Johnson.

Laws
Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Lane County is still a "dry" county.

Education

Unified school districts
 Healy USD 468
 Dighton USD 482

Communities

City
 Dighton

References

More reading
 Early Lane County History: 12,000 B.C. - A.D. 1884; Ellen May Stanley; Mennonite Press; 1993.
 Standard Atlas of Lane County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 62 pages; 1920.

Other websites

County
 Lane County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Lane County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1873 establishments in Kansas
Lincoln County (standard abbreviation: LC) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,241 people lived there. The county seat is Lincoln Center. Lincoln Center is also the biggest city in Lincoln County.

History

19th centruy
In 1867, Lincoln County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.1%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections
Lincoln county is very Republican. Lyndon B. Johnson was the last Democrat to lose the county by less than 5%. The last Democrat to win the county was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936.

Education

Unified school districts
 Lincoln USD 298
 Sylvan Grove USD 299

Colleges
 Kansas Christian College (closed)

Communities

Cities
 Barnard
 Beverly
 Lincoln Center
 Sylvan Grove

References

More reading
 ; 123 pages.
 Standard Atlas of Lincoln County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 72 pages; 1918.
 Plat Book of Lincoln County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 39 pages; 1901.

Other websites

County
 
 Lincoln County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Lincoln County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1867 establishments in Kansas
General Bipin Rawat (16 March 1958 – 8 December 2021), PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC was the Chief of the Defence Staff of the Indian Armed Forces and the former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. He became Chief of Army Staff on 31 December 2016 after retirement of General Dalbir Singh.

Death 
Rawat died on 8 December 2021 in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu. General Rawat, his wife, Madhulika Rawat and 11 others were on the way to Defence Services Staff College (DSSC), Wellington when the helicopter crashed, killing all the people on board. General Rawat was 63.

References

Other websites

Indian military people
1958 births
2021 deaths
Uttarakhand
Aviation deaths
Linn County (county code LN) is a county in east-central Kansas. In 2010, 9,656 people lived there. Its county seat is Mound City. Its biggest city is Pleasanton. The county was named after Lewis F. Linn, a U.S. Senator from Missouri.

History

19th century
Explorers in the early 19th century found abandoned mining sites along a creek south of the Marais des Cygnes river. No one knows who the miners were. Early residents of the region decided to call the waterway "Mine Creek."

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (2.0%) is water.

People

Linn County is included in the Kansas City, MO-KS Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections

Education

Unified school districts
 Pleasanton USD 344
 Jayhawk USD 346
 Prairie View USD 362

Communities

Cities
 Blue Mound
 La Cygne
 Linn Valley
 Mound City
 Parker
 Pleasanton
 Prescott

References

Notes

More reading
 Plat Book of Linn County, Kansas; North West Publishing Co; 44 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County
 
 Linn County - Directory of Public Officials
Other
 Linn County News (local newspaper)
Maps
 Marion County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1867 establishments in Kansas
Logan County (standard abbreviation: LG) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas.  In 2010, 2,756 people lived there. The county seat is Oakley. Oakley is also the biggest city in Logan County. The county was named after Gen. John A. Logan.

One of the county's most unique features is a mile long stretch of Niobrara Formation rocks. The rocks reach 100 feet high. They are called "Little Jerusalem." It is related to the same geology that formed the Badlands National Park.  The formation is mostly on private land. In 2016, the Nature Conservancy bought the land, and they say they will open the area to the public.

History

19th century
In 1887, Logan County was created.

Logan County was first created in 1871 as St. John County. St. John was created from the area to the east of range 38 in what was then part of Wallace County. The Kansas State Legislature changed the name from St. John to Logan in 1885.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.01%) is water.

Major highways
 Kansas Highway 25
 U.S. Highway 40
 U.S. Highway 83
 Interstate 70

People

Government

Presidential elections

Logan County is very Republican. Only two Democrats have ever won the county in a Presidential election: Woodrow Wilson in 1916 and Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932.

Education

Unified school districts
 Oakley USD 274
 Triplains USD 275

Communities

Cities
 Oakley
 Russell Springs
 Winona

References

Notes

Other websites

County
 
 Logan County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Logan County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1887 establishments in Kansas
Lyon County (standard abbreviation: LY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 33,690 people lived there. The county seat Emporia. Emporia is also the biggest city in Lyon County. The county was named after General Nathaniel Lyon, who was killed at the Battle of Wilson's Creek in the American Civil War.

History

19th century
In 1806, Zebulon Pike led the Pike expedition west from St Louis, Missouri. Part of their journey followed the Cottonwood River through Lyon County.

In 1862, Lyon County was created from the county formerly known as Breckinridge County.

In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway extended a railroad from Emporia to Newton.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.9%) is water.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.9%) is water.

People

Lyon County comprises the Emporia, KS Micropolitan Statistical Area.

Government

Presidential elections
Emporia County has been very Republican for most of its history. The last time a Democrat won the county was Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.

Education

Unified school districts
 North Lyon County USD 251
 Southern Lyon County USD 252
 Emporia USD 253

Colleges and universities
 Emporia State University
 Flint Hills Technical College

Communities

Cities

 Admire
 Allen
 Americus
 Bushong
 Emporia
 Hartford
 Neosho Rapids
 Olpe
 Reading

Famous people
R. Lee Ermey was born in Emporia on March 24, 1944. He died on April 15, 2018. He was a retired United States Marine Corps Gunnery Sergeant, Drill Instructor and actor.  Ermey was often best known for his roles of authority figures, such as his  performance as Gunnery Sergeant Hartman in Full Metal Jacket.

William Allen White was an American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement. Between 1896 and his death White became the spokesman for middle America. He won a 1923 Pulitzer Prize for his editorial "To an Anxious Friend," published July 27, 1922. This was after being arrested in a disagreement over free speech. This was after there were objections to the way the state of Kansas handled the men who took part in the Great Railroad Strike of 1922.

References

Notes

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Lyon County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 84 pages; 1918.
 Standard Atlas of Lyon County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 60 pages; 1901.
 An Illustrated Historical Atlas of Lyon County, Kansas; Edwards Brothers; 58 pages; 1878.

Other websites

County
 
 Lyon County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Lyon County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

1862 establishments in Kansas
Neosho County (standard abbreviation: NO) is a county in the south east of the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 16,512 people lived there. The county seat is Erie.

History

19th century
In 1861, Neosho County was created.

The first railroad was built through Neosho County in 1870.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (1.1%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections
Neosho County is a very Republican county. However, like the rest of Southeast Kansas counties, Democrats have not done poorly.

Education

Unified school districts
 Erie-Galesburg USD 101 (Web site), serves the communities of Erie, Galesburg, Stark.
 Cherokee USD 247 (Web site), serves mostly parts of Crawford and Cherokee counties, but also includes small parts of Labette and Neosho counties.
 Chanute USD 413 (Web site)
 Chetopa-St. Paul USD 505 (Web site)
 Cherryvale-Thayer USD 447 (Web site)

Communities

Cities
 Chanute
 Earlton
 Erie
 Galesburg
 Stark
 St. Paul
 Thayer

References

More reading
 Standard Atlas of Neosho County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 53 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County
 
 Neosho County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Neosho County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

Kansas counties
1861 establishments in Kansas
Ness County (standard abbreviation: NS) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 3,107 people lived there. The county seat is Ness City. Ness City is also the biggest city in Ness County.  The county was named after Corporal Noah V. Ness of the 7th Kansas Cavalry.

History

19th century
In 1867, Ness County was created.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.02%) is water.

People

Government

Presidential elections

Ness County is very overwhelmingly Republican. The last time a Democrat won the county was Jimmy Carter in 1976.

Education

Unified school districts
 Western Plains USD 106
 Ness City USD 303
 LaCrosse USD 395, mostly in Rush County

Communities

Cities
 Bazine
 Brownell
 Ness City
 Ransom
 Utica

References

Notes

More reading
 Handbook of Ness County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 42 pages; 1887.
 Standard Atlas of Ness County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 64 pages; 1906.

Other websites

County
 
 Ness County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Ness County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1867 establishments in Kansas
Norton County (standard abbreviation: NT) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 5,671 people lived there. The county seat is Norton. Norton is also the biggest city in Norton County. The county was created in 1867. It was named after Orloff Norton, captain of Company L, 15th Kansas Militia Infantry Regiment.

History

19th century
 Norton County was created by Noah H. Billings, Thomas Beaumont, Henry Gordon, P. Hansen, and George Cole on August 22, 1872. In 1878 Norton became the county seat. The county got its name for Civil War soldier Orloff Norton, who was killed at Cane Hill, Arkansas in 1864.

The first county fair, although not official, was held in Leota in October, 1878. After 1900 the fair was held every year in Elmwood Park in Norton. The first school district was created in Norton in 1872. School was held in a dugout beginning December 1, 1873.

Geography
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.4%) is water.

People

Government

County
Noah H. Billings was an early county settler, county superintendent of schools, county attorney, and state representative. Keith Sebelius was a U.S. congressman from 1969 to 1981.

Presidential elections

Norton County is very Republican. The last Democrat to reach forty percent of the county’s vote was Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1936. Roosevelt in 1932 was the last Democrat to win Norton County. The only other Democrats to win are Woodrow Wilson (twice) and William Jennings Bryan in his first 1896 campaign.

Education

Unified school districts 
 Norton Community USD 211
western two-thirds of county to borders with Decatur and Graham counties and Nebraska
 Northern Valley USD 212
northeastern portion of county, all east of US 283 and north of US 36; extends into northwestern Phillips County
 West Solomon USD 213 (elementary school only; students in grades 6-12 attend schools in Norton)

Communities

Cities
 Almena
 Clayton
 Edmond
 Lenora
 Norton

References

Notes

More reading
 Handbook of Norton County, Kansas; C.S. Burch Publishing Co; 16 pages; 1880s.
 Standard Atlas of Norton County, Kansas; Geo. A. Ogle & Co; 71 pages; 1917.

Other websites

County
 
 Norton County - Directory of Public Officials
Maps
 Norton County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1867 establishments in Kansas
Gray County (county code GY) is a county in the U.S. state of Kansas. In 2010, 6,006 people lived there. Its county seat is Cimarron. Cimarron is also the biggest city in Gray County.

History 
Gray County was created in 1881. It was named after Alfred Gray. Between 1887 and 1893, a county seat war happened in Gray County that involved several notable Old West figures, such as Bat Masterson, Bill Tilghman, and Ben Daniels. Because of this, Cimarron became the permanent county seat of Gray County.

Geography 
The U.S. Census Bureau says that the county has a total area of . Of that,  is land and  (0.05%) is water.

Since 2001, NextEra Energy Resources has operated the biggest wind farm in Kansas. They have 170 turbines. They can generate up to 110 megawatts. It is on a  site near Montezuma.

People

Religion 
Gray County has the highest percentage of followers of the Church of God in Christ, Mennonite in the US. There were 1,032 members of the Church in Gray County in 2010, which is 17.18% of the total number of people in Gray County. It is the biggest Church in the county.

Government

Presidential elections 
Gray county is often won by republican candidates. The last time a democratic candidate won this county was in 1976 by Jimmy Carter.

Laws 
Although the Kansas Constitution was changed in 1986 to allow the sale of alcohol, Gray County is still a "dry" county.

Education

Unified school districts 
 Cimarron-Ensign USD 102
 Montezuma USD 371
 Copeland USD 476
 Ingalls USD 477

Communities

Cities and Towns 
 Cimarron (county seat)
 Copeland
 Ensign
 Ingalls
 Montezuma

References

Other websites 

County
 
 Gray County – Directory of Public Officials
Other
 Gray County Wind Farm, largest wind farm in Kansas
Maps
 Gray County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Highway Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
 Kansas Railroad Maps: Current, 1996, 1915, KDOT and Kansas Historical Society

 
1881 establishments in Kansas