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Kansas

Counties

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For more detailed information on the Establishment of Counties in Kansas, please visit http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/county/index.html

County Created Parent

Arapahoe Disorganized

Billings see Norton

Breckenridge see Lyon

Calhoun 1855 name changed to Jackson after CW

Davis 1871 Riley - see Geary

Dorn see Neosho

Foote See Gray

Garfield Annexed to Finney, 1893

Godfrey Changed to Seward 1861

Howard 1875 Taken to form Elk & Chautauqua

Hunter see Cowley

Lykins see Miami

Madison 1860 Divided to Morris & Lyon Counties

McGhee See Cherokee

Otoe

Peketon see Morgan

Richardson (changed to Wabaunsee, 1859)

St John see Logan

Sequoyah see Gray & Finney

Shirley see Cloud

Weller see Osage

Wise see Morris

County	Created	Parent
Arapahoe		Disorganized
Billings		see Norton
Breckenridge		see Lyon
Calhoun	1855	name changed to Jackson after CW
Davis	1871	Riley - see Geary
Dorn		see Neosho
Foote		See Gray
Garfield		Annexed to Finney, 1893
Godfrey		Changed to Seward 1861
Howard	1875	Taken to form Elk & Chautauqua
Hunter		see Cowley
Lykins		see Miami
Madison	1860	Divided to Morris & Lyon Counties
McGhee		See Cherokee
Otoe
Peketon		see Morgan
Richardson		(changed to Wabaunsee, 1859)
St John		see Logan
Sequoyah		see Gray & Finney
Shirley		see Cloud
Weller		see Osage
Wise		see Morris

State
Coordinators
Tom & Carolyn Ward
Columbus, KS
ks@usgenweb.com Assistant State Coordinator
Nancy Trice
Madisonville, KY
ksgenweb@usroots.com

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