1811 KANSAS
1911
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Updated
February 13, 2010
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508 TOPICS
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1811 |
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1812 |
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December 7,
Kansas became part of Missouri Territory.
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1813 |
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1815 |
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1816 |
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1817 |
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1818 |
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1819 |
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1820 |
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1821 |
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Great Bend,
in Barton County, Kansas, became a stopping point for
the Santa Fe Trail.
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August 10,
Kansas became an Unorganized Territory.
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1822 |
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1823 |
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1824 |
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1825 |
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Treaty concluded
in Council
Grove, Morris County, Kansas, between federal government
and the Osage Native Americans, to permit the survey
of the Santa Fe Trail.
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1826 |
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1827 |
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1828 |
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1829 |
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1830 |
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1831 |
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1832 |
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1833 |
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1834 |
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1835 |
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1836 |
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1837 |
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1838 |
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1839 |
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Fairway settled
in Johnson County, Kansas.
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The Indian
Manual Labor School moved to Fairway in Johnson County,
Kansas.
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The Shawnee
Methodist Mission moved to Fairway in Johnson County,
Kansas.
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1840 |
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1841 |
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1842 |
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Fox, a Algonkian-speaking
Native American tribe, moved from Illinois and Iowa
into Kansas.
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Military outpost
Fort Scott built on the Marmaton River in Bourbon County,
Kansas.
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1843 |
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1844 |
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1845 |
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1846 |
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1847 |
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Hays Tavern
established, on the Santa Fe Trail, in Council Grove,
Morris County, Kansas.
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1848 |
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1849 |
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John Baxter
established a trading post on the site what should become
Baxter Springs in Cherokee County, Kansas.
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The Pioneer
Jail established, on the Santa Fe Trail, in Council
Grove, Morris County, Kansas.
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1850 |
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1851 |
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The Kaw Methodist
Mission, a school for Native Americans, built in Council
Grove, Morris County, Kansas.
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1852 |
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1853 |
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1854 |
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Atchison
founded by a group of proslavery setllers, seat of Atchison
County in Kansas. Coordinates 39°34'N-95°07'W.
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May, first
European-American settlement in what later became Greeley
in Anderson County, Kansas.
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May 30, Kansas
became a Territory.
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June 29, Andrew
Horatio Reeder, appointed governor of Kansas (1854-August
1855).
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1855 |
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Military garrison
left Fort Scott in Bourbon County, Kansas.
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August 16,
Daniel Woodson appointed acting governor of Kansas (1855-September
7, 1855).
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August 25,
Anderson County established in Kansas, county seat Garnett.
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August 25, Atchison
County established in Kansas, seat Atchison.
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August 25,
Bourbon County established in Kansas, seat Fort Scott.
- August 25, Breckinridge
County(defunct 1862) established in Kansas.
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August 25,
Brown County established in Kansas, seat Hiawatha.
- August 25, Butler County
established in Kansas, seat El Dorado.
- August 25, Calhoun County(defunct
1859) established in Kansas, seat Holton.
- August 25, Coffey County
resablished in Kansas, seat Burlington.
- August 25, Davis County(defunct
1889) established in Kansas, seat Junction City.
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August 25, Doniphan
County established in Kansas, seat Troy.
- August 25, Dorn County(defunct
1861) established in Kansas.
- August 25, Douglas County
established in Kansas, seat Lawrence.
- August 25, Franklin County
established in west Kansas, seat Ottawa. Named for Benjamin
Franklin.
- August 25, Greenwood
County established in south western Kansas, seat Eureka.
Named for U.S. congressman Alfred B. Greenwood.
- August 25, Jefferson
County established in Kansas, seat Oskaloosa.
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August 25,
Johnson County established in Kansas, seat Olathe.
- August 25, Leavenworth
County established in Kansas, seat Leavenworth.
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August
25, Lykins County(defunct 1861) established in Kansas,
seat Paola. Named for missionary David Lykens.
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August
25, Madison County(defunct 1861) established in Kansas,
seat Columbia.
- August 25, Marshall County
established in Kansas, seat Marysville.
- August 25, McGee County(defunct
1860) established in Kansas. Named for pro-slavery man
Mabillon W. McGee.
- August 25, Nemaha County
established in Kansas, seat Seneca.
- August 25, Richardson
County(defunct 1859) established in Kansas, named for
pro-slavery member of the territorial council William
P. Richardson.
- August 25, Riley County
established in Kansas, seat Manhattan.
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August 25,
Shawnee County established in Kansas, seat Topeka.
- August 25, Wilson County
established in south eastern Kansas, seat Fredonia. Named
for Colonel Hiero T. Wilson.
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August
25, Wise County(defunct) established in Kansas, named
for Confederate brigadier general Henry A. Wise (1806-1876),
proponent of slavery, congressman from Virginia and
governor of Virginia.
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August 25,
Woodson County established in Kansas, seat Yates Center.
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August 30,
Allen County established in Kansas, named for William
Allen, Senator and Governor of Ohio. County seat Cofachique
(present Iola).
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August
30, Arapahoe County(defunct 1861) established in Kansas,
seat Mountain City.
- August 30, Godfroy County(defunct
1861) established in Kansas.
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August
30, Marion County established in Kansas, seat Marion.
Named for Revolutionary War hero ' Swamp Fox' Francis
Marion.
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August
30, Washington County(defunct 1857) established in Kansas,
named for the United States first president George Washington.
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August
30, Weller County(defunct) established in Kansas, named
for John B. Weller, congressman from Ohio, senator from
California and U.S. Minister to Mexico.
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September 7, Wilson Shannon appointed governor of Kansas
(1855-August 18, 1856).
- September 12, Bourbon
County organized in Kansas, seat Fort Scott.
- September 17, Atchison
County organized in Kansas, seat Atchison.
- September 18, Doniphan
County organized in Kansas, seat Troy.
- September 24, Calhoun
County(defunct 1859) organized in Kansas, seat Holton.
- September 24, Douglas
County organized in Kansas, seat Lawrence.
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1856 |
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The Battle
of Black Jack, recorded as the first skirmish between
anti and pro-slavery forces, took place in Baldwin City,
Kansas.
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January 7,
Anderson County organized in Kansas.
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March, Charles
L. Robinson appointed governor of Kansas (May 10, 1856).
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May, Kansas City laid out on Iantha Creek, first town
in Anderson County, Kansas. Town name changed to Iantha.
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May 7, Allen County organized in Kansas.
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August 18, Daniel Woodson appointed second-term acting
governor of Kansas (1856-September 9, 1856).
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September 9, John White Geary appointed governor of
Kansas (1856-March 12, 1857).
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1857 |
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Emporia
established, seat of Lyon County, Kansas. Coordinates
38°24'N-96°11'W.
- Iola, founded on the
Neosho River in Allen County, Kansas.
- February 20, Clay County
established in Kansas, seat Clay Center.
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February
20, Dickinson County established in Kansas, county seat
Abilene. Named after New York State Senator Daniel S.
Dickinson. Area 852 sq.mi.(329 km²).
- February 20, Pottawatomie
County established in Kansas, seat Westmoreland. Named
for the Pottawatomie Native American tribe.
- February 20, Washington
County (old) in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1855.
- February 20, Washington
County established in Kansas, seat Washington.
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March
12, Daniel Woodson appointed third-term acting governor
of Kansas (1857-April 16, 1857).
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April
16, Frederick Perry Stanton appointed acting governor
of Kansas (1857-May 27, 1857).
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May
27, Robert James Walker appointed governor of Kansas
(1857-November 16, 1857).
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November
16, Frederick Perry Stanton appointed second-term acting
governor of Kansas (1857-December 21, 1857).
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December
21, James William Denver appointed acting governor and
governor of Kansas (1857-October 10, 1858).
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1858 |
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Allen County
in Kansas, county seat Cofachique moved to Humboldt.
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Atchison
incorporated in Atchison County, Maine.
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Council Grove
incorporated, seat of Morris County, Kansas. Coordinates
38°40'N-96°29'W.
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St. Benedict's
College for men, established in Atchison, Atchison County,
Kansas.
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October 10,
Hugh Sleight Walsh appointed acting governor of Kansas
(1858-December 18, 1858).
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December 18,
Samuel Medary appointed governor of Kansas (1858-December
17, 1860).
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1859 |
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Saline County
established in Kansas, seat Salina.
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January 29,
Wyandotte County established in Kansas, seat Kansas
City.
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February
11, Chase County,
established in Kansas, seat Cottonwood Falls. Created
out of Butler and Wise counties. Named for Salmon P.
Chase, Ohio Governor, U.S. Senator, Secretary of the
Treasury, and U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice. Area
776 sq.mi. (2.010km²).
- February 11, Jackson
County established in north eastern Kansas, seat Holton.
Named for Andrew Jackson, seventh president of the United
States.
- February 11, Morris County
established in Kansas, seat Council Grove. Named for U.S.
Senator Thomas Morris.
- February 11, Osage County
established in Kansas, seat Lyndon.
- February 11, Richardson
County in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1855.
- February 11, Wabaunsee
County established in Kansas, seat Alma.
- February 11, Wise County
in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1855.
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March 15, Chase County in Kansas, organized.
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1860 |
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Kansas population,
107,206 residents.
- Kansas, Allen County
population, 3,082 residents.
- Kansas, Anderson County
population, 2,400 residents.
- Kansas, Atchison County
population, 7,729 residents.
- Kansas, Bourbon County
population, 6,101 residents.
- Kansas, Breckenridge
County population, 3,197 residents.
- Kansas, Brown County
population, 2,807 residents.
- Kansas, Butler County
population, 437 residents.
- Kansas, Chase County
population, 808 residents.
- Kansas, Cherokee County
population, 1,501 residents.
- Kansas, Clay County population,
163 residents.
- Kansas, Coffey County
population, 2,842 residents.
- Kansas, Cowley County
population, 158 residents.
- Kansas, Dickinson County
population, 378 residents.
- Kansas, Doniphan County
population, 8,083 residents.
- Kansas, Douglas County
population, 8,637 residents.
- Kansas, Franklin County
population, 3,030 residents.
- Kansas, Geary County
population, 1,163 residents.
- Kansas, Greenwood County
population, 759 residents.
- Kansas, Howard County
population, 19 residents.
- Kansas, Jackson County
population, 1,936 residents.
- Kansas, Jefferson County
population, 4,450 residents.
- Kansas, Johnson County
population, 4,364 residents.
- Kansas, Leavenworth County
population, 12,606 residents.
- Kansas, Linn County population,
6,336 residents.
- Kansas, Madison County
population, 636 residents.
- Kansas, Marion County
population, 74 residents.
- Kansas, Marshall County
population, 2,280 residents.
- Kansas, Miami County
population, 4,980 residents.
- Kansas, Morris County
population, 770 residents.
- Kansas, Nemaha County
population, 2,436 residents.
- Kansas, Neosho County
population, 88 residents.
- Kansas, Osage County
population, 1,113 residents.
- Kansas, Otoe County population,
238 residents.
- Kansas, Pottawatomie
County population, 1,529 residents.
- Kansas, Riley County
population, 1,224 residents.
- Kansas, Shawnee County
population, 3,513 residents.
- Kansas, Wabaunsee County
population, 1,023 residents.
- Kansas, Washington County
population, 383 residents.
- Kansas, Wilson County
population, 27 residents.
- Kansas, Woodson County
population, 1,488 residents.
- Kansas, Wyandotte County
population, 2,609 residents.
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Fort Scott,
incorporated in Bourbon County, Kansas. Coordinates
37°50'N-94°42'W.
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Washington
County established in Kansas, seat Washington.
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January 25,
Charles Curtis, born in North Topeka in Kansas. Vice-president
of the United States (1929-1933).
- February 15, Saline County
established in Kansas, seat Salina.
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February
17, Otoe County(defunct) established in Kansas, named
for the Nebraska Native American Tribe.
- February 18, Cherokee
County established in Kansas, seat Columbus.
- February 18, Elk County
established in Kansas, seat Howard.
- February 18, McGee County
in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1855.
- February 21, Peketon
County(defunct 1867) established in Kansas, seat Beach
Valley.
- February 27, Ottawa County
established in Kansas, seat Minneapolis.
- February 27, Irving County(defunct
1864) established in Kansas.
- February 27, Republic
County established in north Kansas, near the Nebraska
border. Named for the Republic River.
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February
27, Shirley County (defunct 1867) established in Kansas,
seat Elk Creek.
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December 17,
George Monroe Beebe appointed acting governor of Kansas
(1860-February 9, 1861).
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January
29, Kansas KS, 34th state
admitted to the Union
Kansas
Today
: nickname 'Heart Of America's West', capital
Topeka, area 82,282 sq.mi.(213.110km²).
Counties 105 :
Allen, Andersen, Atchison, Barber Barton, Bourbon,
Brown, Butler, Chase, Chautauqua, Cherokee, Cheyenne,
Clark, Clay, Cloud, Coffey, Comanche, Cowley, Crawford,
Decatur, Dickinson, Doniphan, Douglas, Edwards, Ellis,
Elk, Ellsworth, Finney, Ford, Franklin, Geary, Gove,
Graham, Grant, Gray, Greeley, Greenwood, Hamilton,
Harper, Harvey, Haskell, Hodgeman, Jackson, Jefferson,
Jewell, Johnson, Kearny, Kingman, Kiowa, Labette,
Lane, Leavenworth, Lincoln, Linn, Logan, Lyon, McPherson,
Marion, Marshall, Meade, Miami, Mitchell, Montgomery,
Morris, Morton, Nemaha, Neosho, Ness, Norton, Osage,
Osborn, Ottawa, Pawnee, Phillips, Pottawatomie, Pratt,
Rawlins, Reno, Republic, Rice, Riley, Rooks, Rush,
Russell, Saline, Scott, Sedgwick, Seward, Shawnee,
Sheridan, Sherman, Smith, Stafford, Stanton, Stevens,
Sumner, Thomas, Trego, Wabaunsee, Wallace, Washington,
Wichita, Wilson, Woodson, Wyandotte. Attractions
& Recreation : Brown V Board of Education
National Historic Site, Cedar Bluff Reservoir, Cheney
Reservoir, Clinton Lake, Council Grove, Dwight D.
Eisenhower Presidential Library & Museum, El Dorado
Lake, Elk City Lake, Fall River Lake, Flint Hills
National Wildlife Refuge, Fort Larned National Historic
Site,
- January 31, Madison County
in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1855.
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February
9, Charles Lawrence Robinson, elected first governor
of Kansas (1861-January 1863).
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APRIL
- BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR
- June 3, Godfroy County
in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1855.
- June 3, Lykens County
in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1855.
- June 3, Miami County
established in Kansas, seat Paola. Named for the Miami
Native American tribe.
- June 3, Neosho County
esatblished in south eastern Kansas. Named for the Neosho
River.
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December 14, Albert E. Mead, born in Manhattan, Kansas.
Governor of Washington state (1905-1909).
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| 1862 |
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February 5,
Lyon County established in Kansas, seat Emporia. Named
for Union General Nathaniel Lyon.
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| 1863 |
Civil
War period
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Kansas State
Teachers College established in Emporia, Lyon County,
Kansas.
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Mount St. Scholastica
College for women, established in Atchison, Atchison
County, Kansas.
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January 12,
Thomas Carney, sworn in as governor of Kansas (1863-January
9, 1865).
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October 6,
Confederates under William Clark Quantrill, attacked
and killed Federal troops, under General James G. Blunt,
at Fort Blair near Baxter Springs in Cherokee County,
Kansas.
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| 1864 |
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Fort Dodge established
on the Arkansas River in Ford County, Kansas.
- February 24, Irving County
in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1860.
- February 24, Otoe County
in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1860.
- September 24, Wilson
County organized in Kansas, seat Fredonia. Established
in 1855.
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Allen County in Kansas, county
seat Humboldt moved to Iola.
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Fort
Fletcher (present Hays) a frontier post, built in Ellis
County, Kansas.
- Iola appointed seat of
Allen County in Kansas.
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January
9, Samuel Johnson Crawford, elected governor of Kansas
(1865-November 4, 1868).
MAY
- ENDING OF THE CIVIL WAR
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1866 |
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August 3, Cherokee
County organized in Kansas, seat Columbus.
- August 3, Elk County
organized in Kansas, seat Howard.
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September
6, Shirley County(defunct 1867) organized in Kansas,
seat Elk Creek.
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1867 |
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The
Chisholm Trail probably named for trader Jesse Chisholm,
a cattle-shipping depot established by Joseph G. McCoy
on the Kansas Pacific Railroad in Abilene, Kansas.
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Hays
(before Fort Fletcher and Fort Hays) founded on Big
Creek, seat of Ellis County in Kansas. Coordinates 38°53'N-99°20'W.
Attractions
& Recreation : Cedar Bluff Reservoir,
Frontier Historical Park
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February
13, Crawford County established in Kansas, seat Girard.
- February 20, Comanche
County established in Kansas, seat Coldwater.
- February 26, Barber County
established in Kansas, seat Medicine Lodge.
- February 26, Barton County
established in Kansas, seat Great Bend.
- February 26, Clark County
established in Kansas, seat Ashland.
- February 26, Cowley County
established in Kansas, seat Winfield.
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February
26, Ellis County established in Kansas, seat Hays.
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February
26, Ellsworth County established in Kansas, seat Ellsworth.
- February 26, Ford County
established in Kansas, seat Dodge City.
- February 26, Harper County
established in Kansas, seat Anthony.
- February 26, Hodgeman
County established in Kansas, seat Jetmore. Named for
Captain Amos Hodgman.
- February 26, Howard County(defunct
1875) established in Kansas. Named for General Oliver
Otis Howard.
- February 26, Kiowa County
established in Kansas, seat Greensburg.
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February
26, Labette County established in Kansas, seat Oswego.
- February 26, Lincoln
County established in Kansas, seat Lincoln.
- February 26, Linn County
established in Kansas, seat Mound City.
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February
26, McPherson County established in central Kansas,
seat McPherson. Named for Union Major-General James
B. McPherson.
- February 26, Mitchell
County established in Kansas, seat Beloit.
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February
26, Montgomery County established in south eastern Kansas,
near the Oklahoma border, seat Independence. Named for
General Richard Montgomery.
- February 26, Ness County
established in Kansas, seat Ness City.
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February
26, Norton County established in north Kansas near the
Nebraska border, seat Norton. Named for the 15th Kansas
Cavalry Captain, Orloff Norton.
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February
26, Osborne County established in north Kansas, seat
Osborne. Named for 2nd Kansas Cavalry Private, Vincent
B. Osborn.
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February
26, Pawnee County established in central Kansas, seat
Larned. Named for the Pawnee Native Americans.
- February 26, Peketon
County in Kansas, defunct. Esablished in 1860.
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February
26, Phillips County established in north Kansas, near
the Nebraska border, seat Phillipsburg. Named for Free
State man, William Phillips.
- February 26, Pratt County
established in south Kansas, seat Pratt. Named for 1st
Kansas Infantry 2nd Lieutenant, Caleb S. Pratt.
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February
26, Reno County established in Kansas, seat Hutchinson.
Named for the Commander of the Union 9th Army Corps,
General Jesse L. Reno.
- February 26, Rice County
established in central Kansas, seat Lyons. Named for Brigadier-General
of the U. S. Volunteers, Samuel A. Rice.
- February 26, Rooks County
established in north Kansas, seat Stockton. Named for
11th Kansas Cavalry Private, John C. Rooks.
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February
26, Rush County established in central Kansas, seat
La Crosse. Named for 2nd Kansas Colored Infantry Captain,
Alexander Rush.
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February
26, Russell County established in Kansas, seat Russell.
Named for 2nd Kansas Cavalry Captain Avra P. Russell.
- February 26, Sedgwick
County established in Kansas, seat Wichita
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February
26, Smith County established in north Kansas, near the
Nebraska border, seat Smith Center. Named for 2nd Colorado
Cavalry Major, Nelson J. Smith.
- February 26, Stafford
County established in Kansas, seat Saint John. Named for
First Kansas Infantry Captain, Lewis Stafford.
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February
26, Sumner County established in south Kansas, near
the Oklahoma border, seat Wellington. Named for anti-slavery
U.S. senator, Charles Sumner from Massachusetts.
- February 26, Trego County
established in Kansas, seat WaKeeney. Named for 8th Kansas
Infantry Captain, Edgar P. Trego.
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March 27, Cloud
County established in Kansas, seat Concordia.
- May 27, Shirley County
in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1860.
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1868 |
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Augusta
settled on the Walnut River in Butler County, Kansas.
Coordinates 37°41'N-81°57'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Augusta Historical Museum.
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Baxter Springs,
incorporated in Cherokee County, Kansas.
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March
11, Wallace County created in west Kansas near the Colorado
border, seat Sharon Springs. Named for General William
H. L. Wallace.
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November 4, Nehemia Green, elected fourth governor of
Kansas (1868-January 1869).
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1869 |
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Coffeyville
founded in Montgomery County, Kansas. Named after pioneer
settler James A. Coffey. Coordinates 37°02'N-95°37'W.
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Enterprise
founded on the Smoky Hill River in Dickinson County,
Kansas.
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Railroad
arrived in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas.
- Independence founded
on the Verdigris River in Montgomery County, Kansas.
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January 11,
James Madison Harvey, sworn in as governor of Kansas
(1869-January 13, 1873).
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1870 |
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Kansas population,
364,399 residents.
- Kansas, Allen County
population, 7,022 residents.
- Kansas, Anderson County
population, 5,220 residents.
- Kansas, Atchison County
population, 15,507 residents.
- Kansas, Barton County
population, 2 residents.
- Kansas, Bourbon County
population, 15,076 residents.
- Kansas, Brown County
population, 6,823 residents.
- Kansas, Butler County
population, 3,035 residents.
- Kansas, Chase County
population, 1,975 residents.
- Kansas, Cherokee County
population, 11,038 residents.
- Kansas, Clay County population,
2,942 residents.
- Kansas, Cloud County
population, 2,323 residents.
- Kansas, Coffey County
population, 6,201 residents.
- Kansas, Cowley County
population, 1,175 residents.
- Kansas, Crawford County
population, 8,160 residents.
- Kansas, Dickinson County
population, 3,043 residents.
- Kansas, Doniphan County
population, 13,969 residents.
- Kansas, Douglas County
population, 20,592 residents.
- Kansas, Ellis County
population, 1,336 residents.
- kansas, Ellsworth County
population, 1,185 residents.
- Kansas, Ford County population,
427 residents.
- Kansas, Franklin County
population, 10,385 residents.
- Kansas, Geary County
population, 5,526 residents.
- Kansas, Greenwood County
population, 3,384 residents.
- Kansas, Howard County
population, 2,794 residents.
- Kansas, Jackson County
population, 6,053 residents.
- Kansas, Jefferson County
population, 12,526 residents.
- Kansas, Jewell County
population, 207 residents.
- Kansas, Johnson County
population, 13,684 residents.
- Kansas, Labette County
populaion, 9,973 residents.
- Kansas, Leavenworth County
population, 32,444 residents.
- Kansas, Lincoln County
population, 516 residents.
- Kansas, Linn County population,
12,174 residents.
- Kansas, Lyon County population,
8,014 residents.
- Kansas, McPherson County
population, 738 residents.
- Kansas, Marion County
population, 768 residents.
- Kansas, Marshall County
population, 6,901 residents.
- Kansas, Miami County
population, 11,725 residents.
- Kansas, Mitchell County
population, 485 residents.
- Kansas, Montgomery County
population, 7,564 residents.
- Kansas, Morris County
population, 2,225 residents.
- Kansas, Nemaha County
population, 7,330 residents.
- Kansas, Neosho County
population, 10,206 residents.
- Kansas, Ness County population,
2 residents.
- Kansas, Osage County
population, 7,648 residents.
- Kansas, Osborne County
population, 33 residents.
- Kansas, Ottawa County
population, 2,127 residents.
- Kansas, Pawnee County
population, 179 residents.
- Kansas, Pottawatomie
County population, 7,848 residents.
- Kansas, Republic County
population, 1,281 residents.
- Kansas, Rice County population,
5 residents.
- Kansas, Riley, County
population, 5,105 residents.
- Kansas, Russell County
population, 156 residents.
- Kansas, Saline County
population, 4,246 residents.
- Kansas, Sedgwick County
population, 1,095 residents.
- Kansas, Shawnee County
population, 13,121 residents.
- Kansas, Smith County
population, 66 residents.
- Kansas, Sumner County
population, 22 residents.
- Kansas, Trego County
population, 166 residents.
- Kansas, Wabaunsee County
population, 3,362 residents.
- Kansas, Wallace County
population, 538 residents.
- Kansas, Washington County
population, 4,081 residents.
- Kansas, Wilson County
population, 6,694 residents.
- Kansas, Woodson County
population, 3,827 residents.
- Kansas, Wyandotte County
population, 10,015 residents.
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Chanute settled
on the Neosho River in Neosho County, Kansas. Named
after French born aviation pioneer Octave Chanute. Coordinates
37°41'N-95°27'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Safari Museum
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Concordia,
settled in Cloud County, Kansas. Coordinates 39°34'N-97°39'W.
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El Dorado incorporated
in Butler County, Kansas. Coordinates 37°49'N-96°52'W.
Attractions & Recreation
: Bluestem Lake, El Dorado Lake
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Emporia
incorporated in Lyon County, Kansas.
- Iola, incorporated in
Allen County, Kansas.
- Independence incorporated
and appointed seat of Montgomery County in Kansas.
- February 28, Cowley County
organized in Kansas, seat Winfield.
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March
1, McPherson County organized in Kansas, seat McPherson.
Established in 1867.
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1871 |
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Augusta incorporated
in Butler County, Kansas.
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Great Bend
founded, seat of Barton County in Kansas. Coordinates
38°22'N-98°46'W.
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1872 |
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Coffeyville
incorporated in Montgomery County, Kansas.
-
Concordia incorporated,
seat of Cloud County in Kansas.
-
Dodge City,
settled in Ford County, Kansas. Coordinates 37°45'N-100°01'W.
-
Great Bend,
incorporated in Barton County, Kansas.
- Hutchinson, founded on
the Arkansas River by Indian agent C.C. Hutchinson, seat
of Reno County in Kansas.
- Santa Fe Railroad reached
Hutchinson in Reno County, Kansas.
-
Phillips County
established in Kansas, seat Phillipsburg.
-
Reno County
established in Kansas, seat Hutchinson.
-
Rooks County
established in Kansas, seat Stockton.
-
Russell County
established in Kansas, seat Russell.
-
Santa Fe Railway
reachecd Great Bend in Barton County, Kansas.
-
Smith County
established in Kansas, seat Smith Center.
-
March 7, Harvey
County established in Kansas, seat Newton. Named for
Governor of Kansas and U.S. Senator, James M. Harvey.
- March 7, Kingman County
established in south Kansas, seat Kingman. Named for Samuel
A. Kingman, chief justice of the Kansas Supreme Court.
- May 16, Barton County
organized in Kansas, seat Great Bend.
-
August
22, Norton County organized in Kansas, seat Norton.
Established in 1867.
|
1873 |
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Chanute incorporated,
in Neosho County, Kansas.
-
'Enterprise
City' first newspaper launched, Dickinson County,
Kansas.
-
Ford County
established in Kansas, seat Dodge City.
-
Harper County
established in Kansas, seat Anthony.
-
January 13,
Thomas Andrew Osborn elected governor of Kansas (1873-January
8, 1877).
- March 20, Billings County(defunct
1874) established and organized in Kansas.
- March 20, Buffalo County(defunct
1881) established in Kansas.
- March 20, Cheyenne County
established in Kansas, seat Saint Francis.
- March 20, Decatur County
established in Kansas near the Nebraska border, seat Oberlin.
- March 20, Foote County(defunct
1881) established in Kansas.
- March 20, Grant County
established in south eastern Kansas, seat Ulysses. Named
for Ulysses S. Grant, Union General and 18th President
of the United States.
- March 20, Greeley County
established in eastern Kansas, seat Tribune. Named for
Horace Greeley, founder of the New York Tribune.
- March 20, Hamilton County
established in Kansas, seat Syracuse.
- March 20, Kearny County
established in eastern Kansas, seat Lakin. Named for General
Phillip Kearny.
- March 20, Lane County
established in Kansas, seat Dighton.
- March 20, Meade County
established in Kansas near the Oklahoma border, seat Meade.
Named for Union army general George G. Meade.
-
March
20, Rawlins County established in north western Kansas,
near the Nebraska border. Named for John A. Rawlins.
- March 20, Scott County
established in Kansas, seat Scott City.
- March 20, Sequoya County(defunct
1883) established in Kansas.
- March 20, Seward County
established in Kansas, seat Liberal.
- March 20, Sheridan County
established in north east Kansas, seat Hoxie. Named for
general Philip H. Sheridan.
- March 20, Sherman County
established in Kansas, seat Goodland.
- March 20, Stanton County
established in south eastern Kansas, seat Johnson City.
Named for Secretary of War, Edwin M. Stanton.
- March 20, Stevens County
established in Kansas, seat Hugoton.
- March 20, Thomas County
established in north east Kansas, seat Colby. Named for
major-general George H. Thomas.
- March 20, Wichita County
established in Kansas, seat Leoti.
- July 7, Barber County
organized in Kansas, seat Medicine Lodge.
- December 15, Decatur
County organized in Kansas, seat Oberlin.
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1874 |
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Rush County
established in Kansas, seat La Crosse.
- March 18, Edwards County
established in Kansas, seat Kinsley.
|
1875 |
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Dodge City
incorporated in Ford County, Kansas.
- March 25, Chautauqua
County established in Kansas, seat Sedan.
- March 25, Howard County
in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1867.
-
April 2, Walter
Percy Chrysler, born in Wamego, Kansas. Founder of the
Chrysler Corporation.
- June 1, Chautauqua County
organized in Kansas, seat Sedan.
|
1876 |
-
The
Cannonball Stage Line Hiighway (Historic Marker), Donald
R. 'Cannonball' Green, started his first stage coach
service in Kingman, Kingman County, Kansas.
-
Derby (first
El Paso) settled on the Arkansas River in Sedgwick County,
Kansas. Coordinates 37°33'N-97°16'W.
|
1877 |
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Arlington,
founded in Reno County, Kansas. Coordinates 37°53'N-98°10'W.
-
January
8, George Tobey Anthony elected governor of Kansas (1877-January
13, 1879).
|
1878 |
-
Anthony established
in Harper County, Kansas.
-
The City of
Enterprise platted and organized, Dickinson County,
Kansas.
|
1879 |
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January 13,
John Pierce St. John elected governor of Kansas (1879-January
8, 1883).
-
June
21, Trego County organized in Kansas, seat WaKeeney.
Established in 1867.
|
1880 |
-
Kansas population,
996,096 residents.
- Kansas, Allen County
population, 11,303 residents.
- Kansas, Anderson County
population, 9,057 residents.
- Kansas, Arapahoe County(defunct)
population, 3 residents.
- Kansas, Atchison County
population, 26,668 residents.
- Kansas, Barber County
population, 2,661 residents.
- Kansas, Barton County
population, 10,318 residents.
- Kansas, Bourbon County
population, 19,591 residents.
- Kansas, Brown County
population, 12,817 residents.
- Kansas, Buffalo County
population, 191 residents.
- Kansas, Butler County
population, 18,580 residents.
- Kansas, Chase County
population, 6,081 residents.
- Kansas, Chautauqua County
population, 11,072 residents.
- Kansas, Cherokee County
population, 21,905 residents.
- Kansas, Cheyenne County
population, 37 residents.
- Kansas, Clark County
population, 163 residents.
- Kansas, Clay County population,
12,320 residents.
- Kansas, Cloud County
population, 15,343 residents.
- Kansas, Coffey County
populaion, 11,438 residents.
- Kansas, Comanche County
population, 372 residents.
- Kansas, Cowley County
population, 21,538 residents.
- Kansas, Crawford County
population, 16,851 residents.
- Kansas, Decatur County
population, 4,180 residents.
- Kansas, Dickinson County
population, 15,251 residents.
- Kansas, Doniphan County
population, 14,257 residents.
- Kansas, Douglas County
population, 21,700 residents.
- Kansas, Edwards County
population, 2,409 residents.
- Kansas, Elk County population,
10,623 residents.
- Kansas, Ellis County
population, 6,179 residents.
- Kansas, Ellsworth County
population, 8,494 residents.
- Kansas, Foote County
population, 411 residents.
- Kansas, Ford County population,
3,122 residents.
- Kansas, Franklin County
population, 16,797 residents.
- Kansas, Geary County
population, 6,994 residents.
- Kansas, Gove County population,
1,196 residents.
- Kansas, Graham County
population, 4,258 residents.
- Kansas, Grant County
population, 9 residents.
- Kansas, Greeley County
population, 3 residents.
- Kansas, Greenwood County
population, 10,548 residents.
- Kansas, Hamilton County
population, 168 residents.
- Kansas, Harper County
population, 4,133 residents.
- Kansas, Harvey County
population, 11,451 residents.
- Kansas, Hodgeman County
population, 1,704 residents.
- Kansas, Jackson County
population, 10,718 residents.
- Kansas, Jefferson County
population, 15,563 residents.
- Kansas, Jewell County
population, 17,475 residents.
- Kansas, Johnson County
population, 16,853 residents.
- Kansas, Kearny County
population, 159 residents.
- Kansas, Kingman County
population, 3,713 residents.
- Kansas, Labette County
population, 22,735 residents.
- Kansas, Lane County population,
601 residents.
- Kansas, Leavenworth County
population, 32,355 residents.
- Kansas, Lincoln County
population, 8,582 residents.
- Kansas, Linn County population,
15,298 residents.
- Kansas, Lyon County population,
17,326 residents.
- Kansas, McPherson County
population, 17,143 residents.
- Kansas, Marion County
population, 12,453 residents.
- Kansas, Marshall County
population, 16,186 residents.
- Kansas, Meade County
population, 296 residents.
- Kansas, Miami County
population, 17,802 residents.
- Kansas, Mitchell County
population, 14,911 residents.
- Kansas, Montgomery County
population, 18,213 residents.
- Kansas, Morris County
population, 9,265 residents.
- Kansas, Morton County
population, 9 residents.
- Kansas, Nemaha County
population, 12,462 residents.
- Kansas, Neosho County
population, 15,121 residents.
- Kansas, Ness County population,
3,722 residents.
- Kansas, Norton County
population, 6,998 residents.
- Kansas, Osage County
population, 19,642 residents.
- Kansas, Osborne County
population, 12,517 residents.
- Kansas, Ottawa County
population, 10,307 residents.
- Kansas, Pawnee County
population, 5,396 residents.
- Kansas, Pottawatomie
County population, 16,350 residents.
- Kansas, Pratt County
population, 1,830 residents.
- Kansas, Rawlins County
population, 1,623 residents.
- Kansas, Reno County population,
12,826 residents.
- Kansas, Republic County
population, 14,913 residents.
- Kansas, Rice County population,
9,292 residents.
- Kansas, Riley County
population, 10,430 residents.
- Kansas, Rooks County
population, 8,112 residents.
- Kansas, Rush County population,
5,490 residents.
- Kansas, Russell County
population, 7,351 residents.
- Kansas, Saline County
population, 13,808 residents.
- Kansas, Scott County
population, 43 residents.
- Kansas, Sedgwick County
population, 18,753 residents.
- Kansas, Sequoyah County
population, 568 residents.
- Kansas, Seward County
population, 5 residents.
- Kansas, Shawnee County
population, 29,093 residents.
- Kansas, Sheridan County
population, 1,567 residents.
- Kansas, Sherman County
population, 13 residents.
- Kansas, Smith County
population, 13,883 residents.
- Kansas, Stafford County
population, 4,755 residents.
- Kansas, Stanton County
population, 5 residents.
- Kansas, Stevens County
population, 12 residents.
- Kansas, Sumner County
population, 20,812 residents.
- Kansas, Thomas County
population, 161 residents.
- Kansas, Trego County
population, 2,535 residents.
- Kansas, Wabaunsee County
population, 8,756 residents.
- Kansas, Wallace County
population, 686 residents.
- Kansas, Washington County
population, 14,910 residents.
- Kansas, Wichita County
population, 14 residents.
- Kansas, Wilson County
population, 13,775 residents.
- Kansas, Woodson County
population, 6,535 residents.
- Kansas, Wyandotte County
population, 19,143 residents.
-
Ness County
established in Kansas, seat Ness City.
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1881 |
- Natural gas discovered
in the Independence area, in Montgomery County, Kansas.
-
Rawlins County
established in Kansas, seat Atwood.
- March 13, Gray County
established in south eastern Kansas, seat Cimarron. Named
for Alfred Gray.
-
March
13, St. John County(defunct 1887) established in Kansas.
Named for Kansas governor John P. St. John.
|
1882 |
-
College of
Emporia established in Emporia, Lyon County, Kansas.
|
1883 |
-
Railroad arrived
in Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas.
-
January 8,
George Washington Glick elected governor of Kansas (1883-January
12, 1885).
- February 22, Finney County
established in south east Kansas, seat Garden City. Named
for Lieutenent-governor David W. Finney.
|
1884 |
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Haviland,
founded by Indiana Quakers in Kiowa County, Kansas.
Named for Laura Haviland, a Michigan Quaker active in
the 'Underground Railroad'. Coordinates 37°37'N-99°06'W.
-
Santa
Fe depot built in Alden, Rice County, Kansas.
|
1885 |
-
Comanche County
established in Kansas, seat Coldwater.
-
Haviland Crater,
meteorite fragment found in Brenham Township near Haviland,
Kiowa County, Kansas. Crater discovered in 1925.
- Hays, incorporated in
Ellis County, Kansas.
-
January 12,
John Alexander Martin elected governor of Kansas (1885-January
14, 1889).
-
October 8,
Thomas County organized in Kansas, seat Colby. Established
in 1873.
|
1886 |
-
Hamilton County
established in Kansas, seat Syracuse.
- February 20, Morton County
established in Kansas, seat Elkhart.
-
March 11, Gove
County established in Kansas, seat Gove.
-
March 25, Kiowa
County organized in Kansas, seat Greensburg.
- June 3, Lane County organized
in Kansas, seat Dighton.
|
1887 |
- Salt beds discovered
in Hutchison, Reno County, Kansas.
-
Herington founded
in Dickinson County, Kansas. Named after his founder
Monroe Davis Herington.
-
January
16, Leason Heberling Adams born in Cherryvale, Kansas.
Geophysicist and geochemist.
- February 24, Logan County
established in west Kansas, seat Oakley. Named for Union
general, John A. Logan.
- February 25, St. John
County in Kansas, defunct. Established in 1881.
- February 26, Graham County
established in north east Kansas, seat Hill City. Named
for Captain John L. Graham.
- February 26, Jewell County
established in Kansas near the Nebraska border, seat Mankato.
Named for Lieutenant-Colonel Lewis R. Jewell.
-
March
23, Garfield County(defunct 1893) established in Kansas,
seat Ravanna/Eminence.
-
March 23, Haskell County established in Kansas, seat
Sublette.
- July 1, Haskell County
organized in Kansas, seat Sublette.
-
July 20, Gray
County established in Kansas, seat Cimarron.
|
1888 |
-
Wallace County
established in Kansas, seat Sharon Springs.
-
March
27, Kearny County organized in eastern Kansas, seat
Lakin. Established in 1873.
- July 9, Greeley County
organized in eastern Kansas, seat Tribune. Established
in 1873.
-
July 28, Thomas
Carney, died in Leavenworth, Leavenworth County, Kansas.
Governor of Kansas (1863-1865).
|
1889 |
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January 14,
Lyman Underwood Humphrey elected governor of Kansas
((1889-January 3, 1893).
- March 7, Geary County
established in Kansas, seat Junction City. Named for Territorial
governor John W. Geary.
|
1890 |
-
Kansas population,
1,428,108 residents.
-
January 12,
Nehemiah Green, died and buried in Manhattan, Riley
County, Kansas. Governor of Kansas (1868-1869).
-
January 28,
Prudence Crandall, died in Elk Falls, Kansas. School
teacher who attempted to educate Negro girls in a Connecticut
school.
|
1891 |
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May
20, Earl Russell Browder, born in Wichita, Kansas. U.S.
Communist Party leader.
-
September
18, Pennsylvania born William Ferrel, died in Maywood,
Kansas. Meteorologist, researcher.
|
1892 |
-
Natural gas
discovered near Coffeyville in Montgomery County, Kansas.
-
Haviland
Academy (present Barclay College), founded in Haviland,
Kiowa County, Kansas.
-
October, four
desperadoes of the famous Dalton family lost their lives
during a gunfight in Coffeyville, Montgomery County,
Kansas.
|
1893 |
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January 9,
Lorenzo Dow Lewelling elected governor of Kansas (1893-January
14, 1895).
|
1894 |
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April 15, James
Madison Harvey, died and buried in Junction City, Kansas.
Governor of Kansas (1869-1879).
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August 17,
Charles Lawrence Robinson, died in Lawrence, Kansas.
First governor of Kansas (1861-1863).
|
1895 |
-
Edmund Needham
Morrill elected governor of Kansas (1895-January 11,
1897).
-
Allen White
bought 'The Emporia Gazette' the local newspaper from
Emporia in Lyon County, Kansas.
|
1896 |
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1897 |
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January 11,
John Weedham Leedy elected governor of Kansas (1897-January
9, 1899).
- July 24, Amelia Earhart,
born in Atchison, Kansas. Aviator, first women to fly
alone over the Atlantic Ocean, disappeared in the South
Pacific Ocean.
-
November 14,
John S. Curry, born near Dunavant in Kansas. Illustrator
and painter.
|
1898 |
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|
1899 |
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January 9,
William Eugene Stanley elected governor of Kansas (1899-January
12, 1903).
|
1900 |
-
Kansas population,
1,470,495 residents.
|
1901 |
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November 8,
Mary Ann Bickerdyke, died in Bunker Hill, Kansas. Chief
of nursing and welfare services for armies during the
Civil War.
|
1902 |
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Fort Hays Kansas
State College, established in Hays, Ellis County, Kansas.
|
1903 |
- Oil discovered nearby
Independence in Montgomery County, Kansas.
-
January 12,
Willis Joshua Bailey elected governor of Kansas (1903-January
9, 1905).
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August
3, the city of Bassett incorporated in Allen County,
Kansas.
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1904 |
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1905 |
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January 9, Edward
Wallis Hoch elected governor of Kansas (1905-January
11, 1909).
|
1906 |
|
1907 |
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Franklin,
established in Crawford County, Kansas. Attractions
& Recreation : The Franklin Sidewalk
|
1908 |
|
1909 |
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January 11,
Walter Roscoe Stubbs elected governor of Kansas (1909-January
13, 1913).
|
1910 |
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Kansas population,
1,690,949 residents.
|
1911 |
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ALLEN COUNTY Timeline
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Allen
County organized in 1855, seat Iola. Area 503 sq.mi. (1.303km²).
Cities/Townships : Bassett,
Carlyle, Cottage Grove, Deer Creek, Elm, Elsmore, Gas, Geneva,
Humboldt, Iola, La Harpe, Marmaton, Mildred,
Moran, Osage, Salem, Savonburg.
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August 25,
Allen County established in Kansas, named for William
Allen, Senator and Governor of Ohio. County seat Cofachique.
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The Battle
of Black Jack, recorded as the first skirmish between
anti and pro-slavery forces, took place in Baldwin City,
Kansas.
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May
7, Allen County organized in Kansas.
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Iola,
founded on the Neosho River in Allen County, Kansas. Attractions
& Recreation : Funston Memorial
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Allen County
in Kansas, county seat Humboldt moved to Iola.
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Kansas,
Allen County population, 7,022 residents.
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Iola,
incorporated in Allen County, Kansas.
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August
3, the city of Bassett incorporated in Allen County, Kansas.
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ANDERSON COUNTY Timeline
5 Topics
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Anderson
County organized on January 7, 1856, seat Garnett. Area 583
sq.mi. (1.510km²). Cities/Townships
: Garnett,
Indian Creek, Jackson, Lincoln, Lone Elm, Monroe, North Rich,
Ozark, Putnam, Reeder, Union(defunct), Walker, Washington,
Welda, Westphalia
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May, first European-American
settlement in what later became Greeley in Anderson County,
Kansas.
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August 25,
Anderson County established in Kansas, county seat Garnett.
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January 7,
Anderson County organized in Kansas.
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Kansas,
Anderson County population, 2,400 residents.
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Kansas,
Anderson County population, 5,220 residents.
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Kansas,
Anderson County population, 9,057 residents.
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BARTON cCOUNTY Timeline
4 Topics
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Barton County organized in 1872,
seat Great Bend. Area 894 sq.mi. (2.315km²). Cities/Townships/Places
: Albert, Albion, Beaver, Cheyenne, Claflin,
Clarence, Cleveland, Comanche, Dundee, Ellinwood, Grant,
Great Bend, Heizer, Hoisington, Independent, North
Homestead, Odin, Olmitz, Pawnee Rock, South Bend, South
Homestead, Susank, Union, Wheatland.
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Great Bend,
in Barton County, Kansas, became a stopping point for
the Santa Fe Trail.
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Great Bend founded,
seat of Barton County in Kansas. Coordinates 38°22'N-98°46'W.
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Barton County
established in Kansas, seat Great Bend.
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Great
Bend, incorporated in Barton County, Kansas.
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Timeline 7 Topics
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Johnson County organized in 1855,
seat Olathe. Area 477 sq.mi. (1.235km²). Cities/Townships/Places
: Aubry, Clearview City, Countryside, De Soto,
Edgerton, Fairway, Gardner, Leawood, Lenexa, Lexington,
McCamish, Merriam, Mission, Mission Hills, Mission Woods,
New Century, Olathe, Overland, Overland
Park, Prairie Village, Roeland Park, Shawnee, Shawnee Mission,
Spring Hill, Stanley, Stilwell, Westwood, Westwood Hills.
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Fairway settled
in Johnson County, Kansas.
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The Indian
Manual Labor School moved to Fairway in Johnson County,
Kansas.
-
The Shawnee
Methodist Mission moved to Fairway in Johnson County,
Kansas.
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Johnson County
established in Kansas, seat Olathe.
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Kansas,
Johnson County population, 4,364 residents.
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Kansas,
Johnson County population, 13,684 residents.
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Kansas,
Johnson County population, 16,853 residents.
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COUNTY Timeline
4 Topics
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Haviland,
founded by Indiana Quakers in Kiowa County, Kansas. Named
for Laura Haviland, a Michigan Quaker active in the 'Underground
Railroad'. Coordinates 37°37'N-99°06'W.
Attractions
& Recreation : Haviland Meteorite Crater
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Haviland Crater,
meteorite fragment found in Brenham Township near Haviland,
Kiowa County, Kansas. Crater discovered in 1925.
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Kiowa County
established in Kansas, seat Greensburg.
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Haviland Academy
(present Barclay College), founded in Haviland, Kiowa
County, Kansas.
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1811-1911
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Timeline 9 Topics
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Montgomery
County organized in 1869, seat Independence. Area sq.mi. 645
(1.671km²). Cities/Townships/Places
: Angola, Caney, Cherry, Cherryvale, Coffeyville,
Dearing, Drum Creek, Elk City, Fawn Creek, Havana, Independence,
Liberty, Rutland, Sycamore, Tyro, West Cherry
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Montgomery
County established in Kansas, seat Independence.
- Coffeyville founded in
Montgomery County, Kansas. Named after pioneer settler James
A. Coffey. Coordinates 37°02'N-95°37'W.
Attractions & Recreation : Dalton
Museum
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Independence
founded on the Verdigris River in Montgomery County, Kansas.
Attractions & Recreation
: Montgomery County State Lake
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Kansas,
Montgomery County population, 7,564 residents.
- Independence incorporated
and appointed seat of Montgomery County in Kansas.
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Natural
gas discovered in the Independence area, in Montgomery
County, Kansas.
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Natural gas discovered
near Coffeyville in Montgomery County, Kansas.
-
October, four
desperadoes of the famous Dalton family lost their lives
during a gunfight in Coffeyville, Montgomery County, Kansas.
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Oil discovered
nearby Independence in Montgomery County, Kansas.
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1811-1911
MORRIS COUNTY Timeline
6 Topics
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Treaty concluded
in Council
Grove, Morriris County, Kansas,, between federal
government and the Osage Native Americans, to permit
the survey of the Santa Fe Trail.
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Hays Tavern
established, on the Santa Fe Trail, in Council Grove,
Morris County, Kansas.
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The Pioneer
Jail established, on the Santa Fe Trail, in Council
Grove, Morris County, Kansas.
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The Kaw Methodist
Mission, a school for Native Americans, built in Council
Grove, Morris County, Kansas.
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Council Grove
incorporated, seat of Morris County, Kansas. Coordinates
38°40'N-96°29'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Custer's Elm, The Council
Grove Reservoir.
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Railroad arrived
in Council Grove, Morris County, Kansas.
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1811-1911
RENO COUNTY Timeline
5 Topics
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Reno
County organized in 1872, seat Hutchison. Area 1,254 sq.mi.
(3.248km²). Cities/Townships
: Abbyville, Albion, Arlington, Bell, Buhler,
Castleton, Center, Clay, Grant, Grove, Haven, Hayes, Huntsville,
Hutchinson, Langdon, Loda, Medford, Medora,
Miami, Nickerson, Ninnescah, Partridge, Plevna, Preston, Pretty
Prairie, Reno, Roscoe, Salt Creek, South Hutchinson, Sumner,
Sylvia, Turon, Valley, Westminster, Willowbrook, Yoder.
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Hutchinson,
founded on the Arkansas River by Indian agent C.C. Hutchinson,
seat of Reno County in Kansas.
-
Santa
Fe Railroad reached Hutchinson in Reno County, Kansas.
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Reno County
established in Kansas, seat Hutchinson.
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Arlington,
founded in Reno County, Kansas. Coordinates 37°53'N-98°10'W.
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Salt
beds discovered in Hutchison, Reno County, Kansas.
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STATISTICS - COUNTY (LAND) AREA
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3.693km²
- KS Butler County, LARGEST COUNTY
IN KANSAS |
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3.367m²
- KS Finney County |
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3.248km²
- KS Reno County |
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3.061km²
- KS Sumner County |
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2.953km²
- KS Greenwood County |
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- KS Barber County |
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2.916km²
- KS Cowley County |
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2.846km²
- KS Ford County |
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2.784km²
- KS Ness County - KS Thomas County |
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2.779km²
- KS Logan County |
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2.776km²
- KS Gove County |
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2.771km²
- KS Rawlins County |
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2.735km²
- KS Sherman County |
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2.642km²
- KS Cheyenne County |
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2.590km²
- KS Sedgwick County |
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2.580km²
- KS Hamilton County |
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2.553km²
- KS Meade County |
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2.525km²
- KS Clark County |
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2.442km²
- KS Marion County |
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2.367km²
- KS Wallace County |
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2.354km²
- KS Jewell County |
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2.339km²
- KS Marshall County |
|
2.331km²
- KS Ellis County - McPherson County |
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2.326km²
- KS Graham County - KS Washington County |
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2.321Km²
- KS Sheridan County - KS Smith County |
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2.315km²
- KS Barton County - KS Decatur County |
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2.313km²
- KS Osborne County |
|
2.300km²
- KS Rooks County - KS Trego County |
|
2.295km²
- KS Phillips County |
|
2.292km²
- KS Russell County |
|
2.274km²
- KS Norton County |
|
2.253km²
- KS Kearny County |
|
2.251km²
- KS Gray County |
|
2.238km²
- KS Kingman County |
|
2.227km²
- KS Hodgeman County |
|
2.204km²
- KS Lyon County |
|
2.196km²
- KS Dickinson County |
|
2.186km
- KS Pottawatomie County |
|
2.077km²
- KS Harper County |
|
2.067km²
- KS Wabaunsee County |
|
2.051km²
- KS Stafford County |
|
2.041km²
- KS Comanche County |
|
2.015km²
- KS Greeley County |
|
2.010km²
- KS Chase County |
|
1.953km²
- KS Pawnee County |
|
1.904km²
- KS Pratt County |
|
1.891km²
- KS Morton County |
|
1.886km²
- KS Stevens County |
|
1.883km²
- KS Rice County |
|
1.870km²
- KS Kiowa County |
|
1.867km²
- KS Ottawa County |
|
1.865km²
- KS Saline County |
|
1.862km²
- KS Lincoln County - KS Nemaha County - KS Wichita County |
|
1.860km²
- KS Rush County - KS Scott County |
|
1.857km²
- KS Lane County |
|
1.854km²
- KS Cloud County - KS Ellsworth County - KS Republic County |
|
1.823km²
- KS Osage County |
|
1.813km²
- KS Mitchell County |
|
1.805km²
- KS Morris County |
|
1.761km²
- KS Stanton County |
|
1.702km²
- KS Jackson County |
|
1.681km²
- KS Labette County |
|
1.678km²
- KS Elk County |
|
1.671km²
- KS Montgomery County |
|
1.668km²
- KS Clay County |
|
1.663km²
- KS Chautauqua County |
|
1.658km²
- KS Seward County |
|
1.650km²
- KS Bourbon County |
|
1.632km²
- KS Coffey County |
|
1.611km²
- KS Edwards County |
|
1.580km²
- KS Riley County |
|
1.551km²
- KS Linn County |
|
1.536km²
- KS Crawford County |
|
1.520km²
- KS Cherokee County |
|
1.510km²
- KS Anderson County |
|
1.494km²
- KS Haskell County - KS Miami County |
|
1.489km²
- KS Grant County |
|
1.487km² - KS Franklin County
- KS Wilson County
|
|
1.481km²
- KS Neosho County |
|
1.479km²
- KS Brown County |
|
1.424km²
- KS Shawnee County |
|
1.396km²
- KS Harvey County |
|
1.388km²
- KS Jefferson County |
|
1.303km²
- KS Allen County |
|
1.298km²
- KS Woodson County |
|
1.235km²
- KS Johnson County |
|
1.199km²
- KS Leavenworth County |
|
1.184km²
- KS Douglas County |
|
1.119km²
- KS Atchison County |
|
1.015km²
- KS Doniphan County |
|
995km²
- KS Geary County |
|
391km²
- KS Wyandotte County, smallest
county in Kansas |
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KANSAS
STATISTICS - COUNTY CREATION
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36 counties
created : Barber, Feb 26 - Barton, Feb 26 - Clark, Feb
26 - Cloud, Mar 27 - Comanche, Feb 20 - Cowley, Feb 26 - Crawford,
Feb 26 - Ellis, Feb 263 - Ellsworth, Feb 26 - Ford, Feb 26
- Harper, Feb 26 - Howard, Feb 26 - Hodgeman, Feb 26 - Kiowa,
Feb 26 - Labette, Feb 26 - Lincoln, Feb 26 - Linn, Feb 26
- McPherson, Feb 26 - Mitchell, Feb 26 - Montgomery, Feb 26
- Ness, Feb 26 - Norton, Feb 26 - Osborne, Feb 26 - Pawnee,
Feb 26 - Phillips, Feb 26 - Pratt, Feb 26 - Reno, Feb 26 -
Rice, Feb 26 - Rooks, Feb 26 - Rush, Feb 26 - Russell, Feb
26 - Sedgwick, Feb 26 - Smith, Feb 26 - Stafford, Feb 26 -
Sumner, Feb 26 - Trego, Feb 26 |
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34 counties
created : Allen, Aug 30 -
Anderson, Aug 25 - Arapahoe, Aug 30 - Atchison, Aug 25 - Bourbon,
Aug 25 - Breckinridge, Aug 25 - Brown, Aug 25 - Butler, Aug
25 - Calhoun, Aug 25 - Coffey, Aug 25 - Davis, Aug 25 - Doniphan,
Aug 25 - Dorn, Aug 25 - Douglas, Aug 25 - Franklin, Aug 25
- Godfroy, Aug 30 - Greenwood, Aug 25 - Jefferson, Aug 25
- Johnson, Aug 25 - Leavenworth, Aug 25 - Lykins, Aug 25 -
Madison, Aug 25 - Marion, Aug 30 - Marshall, Aug 25 - McGee,
Aug 25 - Nemaha, Aug 25 - Richardson, Aug 25 - Riley, Aug
25 - Shawnee, Aug 25 - Washington, Aug 30 - Weller, Aug 30
- Wilson, Aug 25 - Wise, Aug 25 - Woodson, Aug 25 - FIRST
COUNTIES ESTABLISHED IN KANSAS |
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21 counties
created : Billings, Mar 20 - Buffalo, Mar 20 - Cheyenne,
Mar 20 - Decatur, Mar 20 - Foote, Mar 20 - Grant, Mar 20 -
Greeley, Mar 20 - Hamilton, Mar 20 - Kearny, Mar 20 - Lane,
Mar 20 - Meade, Mar 20 - Rawlins, Mar 20 - Scott, Mar 20 -
Sequoyah, Mar 20 - Seward, Mar 20 - Sheridan, Mar 20 - Sherman,
Mar 20 - Stanton, Mar 20 - Stevens, Mar 20 - Thomas, Mar 20
- Wichita, Mar 20 |
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6 counties
created : Chase, Feb 11 - Jackson, Feb 11 - Morris, Feb
11 - Osage, Feb 11 - Wabaunsee, Feb 11 - Wyandotte, Jan 29 |
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9 counties
created : Cherokee, Feb 18 - Elk, Feb 18 - Irving, Feb
27 - Otoe, Feb 17 - Ottawa, Feb 27 - Peketon, Feb 21 - Republic,
Feb 27 - Saline, Feb 15 - Shirley,
Feb 27 |
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4
counties created : Clay, Feb 20 - Dickinson, Feb 20 -
Pottawatomie, Feb 20 - Washington, Feb 20 |
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5 counties
created : Garfield, Mar 23 - Graham, Feb 26 - Haskell,
Mar 23 - Jewell, Feb 26 - Logan, Feb 24 |
1861 |
2 counties created
: Miami, June 3 - Neosho, June 3 |
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2 counties
created : Harvey, Mar 7 - Kingman, Mar 7 |
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2 counties
created : Gove, Mar 11 - Morton, Feb 20 |
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1 county
created : Lyon, Feb 5 |
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1 county
created : Wallace, March 11 |
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1 county
created : Edwards, March 18 |
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1 county
created : Chautauqua, Mar 25 |
|
2 counties
created : Gray, Mar 13, St. John, Mar 13 |
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1 county
created : Finney, Feb 22 |
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1 county
created : Geary, Mar 7 |
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- 53
(41%) counties established out of 129
: From 1811 to January 29, 1861,
before Kansas admittance to the Union
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- 76
(59%) counties established out of 129 : From 1861 to 1911,
50 years after Kansas admittance
to the Union. |
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- 34
( 26%) out of 129, first counties
established in Kansas. |
|
- 36
(30%) out of 129, highest number
of counties established in Kansas. |
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