Pawnee County, KS

History

Organized in 1872. County seat, Larned. Named for the once powerful tribe of Pawnee Indians, the area of this county having been included in their original hunting grounds.

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 Pawnee County.

The Special Collections of the Ablah Library at WSU contain historical images of Larned.

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

Cities, Towns, & Villages of Pawnee County

    Town                Population  ZIP         Year  Elevation
    =================   ==========  =========   ====  =========
    Ash Valley                                          2099
    Burdett                    256  67523               2133
    Frizell                                             2032
    Garfield                   198  67529       1873    2075
    Hamburg                                             2030
    Larned                   4,236  67550       1873    2004
    Ray                                                 1979
    Rozel                      182  67574               2073
    Sanford                                             2054
    Vaughn                                              2150
    Zook                                                2045

Census Bureau Profile & Map

Special Places in Pawnee County

Fort Larned on a quiet afternoon leaves you wondering where are all the soldiers; they play the bugle calls that order the day.
The "Trail Ruts" part of the Fort Larned park has impressive ruts, cute prairie dogs, and a taste of the isolation of the big prairie
Burdett was the boyhood home of Dr. Clyde Tombaugh, the discoverer of the planet Pluto.

Libraries

Burdett Community Library
Rte 2 Box 20 / Burdett, KS 67523
Jordaan Memorial Library
724 Broadway / Larned, KS 67550

Museums

Santa Fe Trail Center (620) 285-2054
Route 3 / Larned, KS 67550 (2 miles west of Larned on Hwy 156)
Fort Larned National Historic Site (620) 285-6911
Beautifully restored frontier Army post six miles west of Larned on Hwy 156
Central States Scout Museum (620) 285-8938 or 285-6427
815 Broadway / P. O. Box 392 / Larned, KS 67550
Scouting memorabilia!!! Admission: $1.00 per person.
Sibley's Camp
502 W. Second / Larned, KS 67550

Pawnee County School Systems

USD 495 Ft Larned (620) 285-3185 Larned
USD 496 Pawnee Heights (620) 527-4212 Rozel

Hospitals

Central Kansas Medical Center (620) 285-3161
923 Carroll / Larned, KS 67550

Newspapers

Tiller & Toiler (620) 285-3111
115 W. Fifth / Larned, KS 67550

Other sites about Pawnee County

Wet/Dry Routes Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association

More Data About Pawnee County

Economic Development

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

Health Data

KDHE's Pawnee County Health Profile

Genealogy

Pawnee County KSGenWeb

Pawnee County Offices

Pawnee County (620) 285-3721
715 Broadway / Larned, KS 67550
Extension Service (620) 285-6901
Courthouse, Box G, / Larned, KS 67550-0350

For more about Pawnee County contact:

Burdett Community Development Corp. (620) 525-6267
Burdett, KS 67523
Larned Area Chamber of Commerce (800) 747-6919
502 Broadway / P. O. Box 240 / Larned, KS 67550