Miami County, KS

History

Organized in 1855 under the name of Lykins. County seat, Paola. In honor of Dr. David Lykins. who was a missionary among the Miamis. He was also a member of the first Territorial Council. Name changed in 1861 to Miami, after the tribe of Indians.

Map and text from History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

William G. Cutler's History of Kansas, first published in 1883, tells about early Miami County.

The Special Collections of the Ablah Library at WSU contain historical images of Bucyrus, Paola, Osawatomie, and Louisburg.

The Kansas State Historical Society also has historical data for Miami County online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.

Cities, Towns, & Villages of Miami County

                 2000
  Year  Elev  Population Name              ZIP
  ====  ====  ========== ================ =====
        1024             Antioch
         960             Beagle
         869             Block
        1110             Bucyrus          66013
        1096             Chiles
        1000             Drexel Corner
         930         149 Fontana          66026
         861             Henson
         907             Hillsdale
         995             Jingo
         960             Lento
  1867  1075       2,576 Louisburg        66053
         956             New Lancaster
         887             O'Brien
  1854   865       4,645 Osawatomie       66064
         900       5,011 Paola            66071
         960             Ringer
         960             Somerset
         985             Stanton
        1056             Wagstaff
        1077             Wea

Census Bureau Profile & Map

Libraries

Miami County / Louisburg Library 913-837-2217
206 S. Broadway / P.O. Box 398 / Louisburg, KS 66053-0398
Osawatomie Public Library 913-755-2136
527 Brown / Osawatomie, KS 66064
Paola Free Library 913-294-3866
101 E. Peoria / Paola, KS 66071

Museums

Adair Cabin & John Brown Museum & Park 913-755-4384
10th & Main / Osawatomie, KS 66064
Osawatomie Museum 913-755-6781
628 Main / Osawatomie, KS 66064
Swan River Museum 913-294-4940
10 East Peoria, Paola, KS 66071
Features Indian artifacts, items from turn of century, a well developed genealogy library, and an art gallery displaying the works of local artists.
Hours: Monday - Saturday; 10:00a.m. to 4:00p.m.

Miami County School Systems

USD 231 Gardner-Edgerton-Antioch 913-856-7102 Gardner
USD 362 Prairie View 913-757-2677 LaCygne
USD 368 Paola 913-294-3646 Paola
USD 416 Louisburg 913-837-2944 Louisburg

Hospitals

Miami County Medical Center (913) 294-2327
2100 Baptiste Dr., Paola, KS 66071

Newspapers

Louisburg Herald (913) 837-4321
15 South Broadway Street / Louisburg, KS 66053
Miami County Republic 913-294-2311, 913-557-2311 Fax: 913-294-5318
The Miami County Publishing Company, 121 S. Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071
Osawatomie Graphic (913) 755-4151
635 Main Street / Osawatomie, KS 66064

More Data About Miami County

Economic Development

Kansas County Profile Reports
Statistical data from The Institute for Policy and Social Research, the University of Kansas
Miami County Economic Development Corporation

Health Data

KDHE's Miami County Health Profile

Genealogy

Miami County KSGenWeb

Miami County Offices

Miami County (913) 294-3976
120 Pearl St., Paola, KS 66071
Extension Service (913) 294-4306 Fax: (913) 294-4301
20 S. Gold, Paola,KS 66071-1403
Miami County Emergency Management (913) 294-4444 Fax: (913) 294-9118
118 S. Pearl, Paola, KS 66071

For more about Miami County contact:

Osawatomie Visitors Bureau 913-755-4114
P. O. Box 338 / Osawatomie, KS 66064
Paola Chamber of Commerce 913-294-4335
P. O. Box 250 / Paola, KS 66071