County
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FIPS code
[2]
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County seat
[3]
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Established
[3]
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Origin
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Etymology
[4]
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County Code
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Population
[5]
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Area
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Map
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Allen County
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001
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Iola
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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William Allen, U.S. Senator from Ohio and prominent supporter of westward expansion
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AL
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700413319000000000013,319
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7002503000000000000503 sq mi
(70031303000000000001,303 km2)
|
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Anderson County
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003
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Garnett
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Joseph C. Anderson, Kansas territorial legislator and Border Ruffian during "Bleeding Kansas"
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AN
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70037917000000000007,917
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7002583000000000000583 sq mi
(70031510000000000001,510 km2)
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Atchison County
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005
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Atchison
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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David Rice Atchison, U.S. Senator from Missouri and Border Ruffian during "Bleeding Kansas"
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AT
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700416813000000000016,813
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7002432000000000000432 sq mi
(70031119000000000001,119 km2)
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Barber County
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007
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Medicine Lodge
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1867
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From unorganized area
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Thomas W. Barber, prominent Free-Stater killed in the Wakarusa War
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BA
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70034861000000000004,861
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70031134000000000001,134 sq mi
(70032937000000000002,937 km2)
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Barton County
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009
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Great Bend
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1867
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From unorganized area
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Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross
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BT
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700427557000000000027,557
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7002894000000000000894 sq mi
(70032315000000000002,315 km2)
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Bourbon County
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011
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Fort Scott
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Bourbon County, Kentucky, from which many original settlers hailed
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BB
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700414897000000000014,897
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7002637000000000000637 sq mi
(70031650000000000001,650 km2)
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Brown County
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013
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Hiawatha
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Browne County)
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Albert Gallatin Brown, U.S. Senator from Mississippi and Kansas statehood advocate
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BR
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70039881000000000009,881
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7002571000000000000571 sq mi
(70031479000000000001,479 km2)
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Butler County
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015
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El Dorado
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Andrew Pickens Butler, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and Kansas statehood advocate
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BU
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700465827000000000065,827
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70031428000000000001,428 sq mi
(70033699000000000003,699 km2)
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Chase County
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017
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Cottonwood Falls
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1859
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Formed from Butler and Wise counties
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Salmon Portland Chase, U.S. Senator from Ohio and Kansas statehood advocate
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CS
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70032757000000000002,757
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7002776000000000000776 sq mi
(70032010000000000002,010 km2)
|
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Chautauqua County
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019
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Sedan
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1875
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Formed from Howard County
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Chautauqua County, New York, from which many early settlers hailed
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CQ
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70033571000000000003,571
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7002642000000000000642 sq mi
(70031663000000000001,663 km2)
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Cherokee County
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021
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Columbus
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties (Formerly McGee County)
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Cherokee Native Americans, whose lands borders the county in nearby Indian Territory
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CK
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700421226000000000021,226
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7002587000000000000587 sq mi
(70031520000000000001,520 km2)
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Cheyenne County
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023
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Saint Francis
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1873
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From unorganized area
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Cheyenne Native Americans, who inhabited the area
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CN
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70032678000000000002,678
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70031020000000000001,020 sq mi
(70032642000000000002,642 km2)
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Clark County
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025
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Ashland
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1885
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Formed from Ford County
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Charles F. Clarke, Captain in 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during American Civil War[6]
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CA
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70032181000000000002,181
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7002975000000000000975 sq mi
(70032525000000000002,525 km2)
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Clay County
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027
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Clay Center
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1857
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From unorganized area
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Henry Clay, influential U.S. Senator from Kentucky
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CY
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70038531000000000008,531
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7002644000000000000644 sq mi
(70031668000000000001,668 km2)
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Cloud County
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029
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Concordia
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1866
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Formed from Washington (Formerly Shirley County)
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William F. Cloud, Union general in the American Civil War who chiefly fought in Kansas and Missouri
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CD
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70039397000000000009,397
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7002716000000000000716 sq mi
(70031854000000000001,854 km2)
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Coffey County
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031
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Burlington
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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A.M. Coffey, territorial legislator and Free-Stater during Bleeding Kansas
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CF
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70038502000000000008,502
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7002630000000000000630 sq mi
(70031632000000000001,632 km2)
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Comanche County
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033
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Coldwater
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1867
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From unorganized area
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Comanche Native Americans, who lived in the area
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CM
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70031913000000000001,913
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7002788000000000000788 sq mi
(70032041000000000002,041 km2)
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Cowley County
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035
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Winfield
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1867
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Formed from Butler County
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Matthew R. Cowley, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero
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CL
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700436288000000000036,288
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70031126000000000001,126 sq mi
(70032916000000000002,916 km2)
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Crawford County
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037
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Girard
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1867
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Bourbon and Cherokee Counties
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Samuel J. Crawford, third Governor of Kansas
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CR
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700439361000000000039,361
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7002593000000000000593 sq mi
(70031536000000000001,536 km2)
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Decatur County
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039
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Oberlin
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1873
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From unorganized area
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Stephen Decatur, naval commodore and War of 1812 hero
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DC
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70032871000000000002,871
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7002894000000000000894 sq mi
(70032315000000000002,315 km2)
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Dickinson County
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041
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Abilene
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1857
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From unorganized area
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Daniel Stevens Dickinson, U.S. Senator from New York and Kansas statehood advocate
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DK
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700419762000000000019,762
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7002848000000000000848 sq mi
(70032196000000000002,196 km2)
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Doniphan County
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043
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Troy
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Alexander William Doniphan, Mexican-American War hero and pro-slavery sympathizer in "Bleeding Kansas"
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DP
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70037864000000000007,864
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7002392000000000000392 sq mi
(70031015000000000001,015 km2)
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Douglas County
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045
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Lawrence
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Stephen Arnold Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois and advocate for the moderate popular sovereignty choice in the Kansas slavery debate
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DG
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7005112864000000000112,864
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7002457000000000000457 sq mi
(70031184000000000001,184 km2)
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Edwards County
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047
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Kinsley
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1874
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Formed from Kiowa County
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John H. Edwards, state senator who pushed for creation of the county
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ED
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70032979000000000002,979
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7002622000000000000622 sq mi
(70031611000000000001,611 km2)
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Elk County
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049
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Howard
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1875
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Formed from Howard County
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Elk River, which originates in the county
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EK
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70032720000000000002,720
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7002648000000000000648 sq mi
(70031678000000000001,678 km2)
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Ellis County
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051
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Hays
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1867
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From unorganized area
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George Ellis, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero
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EL
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700429053000000000029,053
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7002900000000000000900 sq mi
(70032331000000000002,331 km2)
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Ellsworth County
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053
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Ellsworth
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1867
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From unorganized area
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Fort Ellsworth, a Union Civil War outpost in the area
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EW
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70036494000000000006,494
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7002716000000000000716 sq mi
(70031854000000000001,854 km2)
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Finney County
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055
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Garden City
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1883
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Formed from Arapahoe, Grant, Kearney and Sequoyah Counties
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David W. Finney, tenth lieutenant governor of Kansas
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FI
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700437200000000000037,200
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70031300000000000001,300 sq mi
(70033367000000000003,367 km2)
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Ford County
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057
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Dodge City
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1867
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From unorganized area
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James H. Ford, Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri
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FO
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700434752000000000034,752
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70031099000000000001,099 sq mi
(70032846000000000002,846 km2)
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Franklin County
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059
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Ottawa
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Benjamin Franklin, orator, writer, scholar, and founding father of the U.S.
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FR
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700425906000000000025,906
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7002574000000000000574 sq mi
(70031487000000000001,487 km2)
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Geary County
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061
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Junction City
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Davis County)
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John White Geary, Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri, and who later became Kansas territorial governor
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GE
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700438013000000000038,013
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7002384000000000000384 sq mi
(7002995000000000000995 km2)
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Gove County
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063
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Gove City
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1868
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From unorganized area
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Grenville L. Gove, Captain in the 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War[7]
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GO
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70032729000000000002,729
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70031072000000000001,072 sq mi
(70032776000000000002,776 km2)
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Graham County
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065
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Hill City
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1867
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From unorganized area
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John L. Graham, Union captain and Civil War hero
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GH
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70032578000000000002,578
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7002898000000000000898 sq mi
(70032326000000000002,326 km2)
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Grant County
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067
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Ulysses
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1888
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Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties
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Ulysses Simpson Grant, commander of Union forces during the Civil War and U.S. President
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GT
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70037923000000000007,923
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7002575000000000000575 sq mi
(70031489000000000001,489 km2)
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Gray County
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069
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Cimarron
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1887
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Formed from Finney and Ford Counties
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Alfred Gray, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture
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GY
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70036030000000000006,030
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7002869000000000000869 sq mi
(70032251000000000002,251 km2)
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Greeley County
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071
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Tribune
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1873
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From unorganized area
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Horace Greeley, publisher of the New York Tribune and anti-slavery advocate
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GL
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70031298000000000001,298
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7002778000000000000778 sq mi
(70032015000000000002,015 km2)
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Greenwood County
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073
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Eureka
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Alfred B. Greenwood, U.S. Representative from Arkansas and Kansas statehood advocate
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GW
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70036454000000000006,454
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70031140000000000001,140 sq mi
(70032953000000000002,953 km2)
|
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Hamilton County
|
075
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Syracuse
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1873
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From unorganized area
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Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Treasury Secretary and founding father
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HM
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70032639000000000002,639
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7002996000000000000996 sq mi
(70032580000000000002,580 km2)
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Harper County
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077
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Anthony
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1867
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From unorganized area
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Marion Harper, Union sergeant and Civil War hero
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HP
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70035911000000000005,911
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7002802000000000000802 sq mi
(70032077000000000002,077 km2)
|
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Harvey County
|
079
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Newton
|
1872
|
Formed from McPherson, Sedgwick and Reno Counties
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James M. Harvey, fifth governor of Kansas
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HV
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700434852000000000034,852
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7002539000000000000539 sq mi
(70031396000000000001,396 km2)
|
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Haskell County
|
081
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Sublette
|
1887
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Formed from Finney and Ford Counties
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Dudley Chase Haskell, U.S. Representative from Kansas
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HS
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70034256000000000004,256
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7002577000000000000577 sq mi
(70031494000000000001,494 km2)
|
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Hodgeman County
|
083
|
Jetmore
|
1867
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From unorganized area (Formerly Hageman County)
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Amos Hodgman, Union captain and Civil War hero
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HG
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70031963000000000001,963
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7002860000000000000860 sq mi
(70032227000000000002,227 km2)
|
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Jackson County
|
085
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Holton
|
1855
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One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Calhoun County)
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Andrew Jackson, seventh U.S. President
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JA
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700413449000000000013,449
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7002657000000000000657 sq mi
(70031702000000000001,702 km2)
|
|
Jefferson County
|
087
|
Oskaloosa
|
1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President and founding father
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JF
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700418945000000000018,945
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7002536000000000000536 sq mi
(70031388000000000001,388 km2)
|
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Jewell County
|
089
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Mankato
|
1867
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From unorganized area
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Lewis R. Jewell, Union colonel and Civil War hero
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JW
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70033046000000000003,046
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7002909000000000000909 sq mi
(70032354000000000002,354 km2)
|
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Johnson County
|
091
|
Olathe
|
1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Thomas Johnson, Methodist missionary who was one of the state's first settlers
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JO
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7005559913000000000559,913
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7002477000000000000477 sq mi
(70031235000000000001,235 km2)
|
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Kearny County
|
093
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Lakin
|
1887
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Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties
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Philip Kearny, American general in the Mexican-American and Civil Wars
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KE
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70033968000000000003,968
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7002870000000000000870 sq mi
(70032253000000000002,253 km2)
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Kingman County
|
095
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Kingman
|
1872
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Harper and Reno Counties
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Samuel A. Kingman, Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court
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KM
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70037863000000000007,863
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7002864000000000000864 sq mi
(70032238000000000002,238 km2)
|
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Kiowa County
|
097
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Greensburg
|
1886
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Formed from Comanche and Edwards Counties
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Kiowa Native Americans, who inhabited the area
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KW
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70032496000000000002,496
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7002722000000000000722 sq mi
(70031870000000000001,870 km2)
|
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Labette County
|
099
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Oswego
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1867
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Formed from Neosho County
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Pierre La Bette, French fur trapper who formed a peaceful relationship with area natives
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LB
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700421284000000000021,284
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7002649000000000000649 sq mi
(70031681000000000001,681 km2)
|
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Lane County
|
101
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Dighton
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1873
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From unorganized area
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James H. Lane, U.S. Senator from Kansas and Free-Stater during "Bleeding Kansas"
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LE
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70031704000000000001,704
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7002717000000000000717 sq mi
(70031857000000000001,857 km2)
|
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Leavenworth County
|
103
|
Leavenworth
|
1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Henry Leavenworth, general in the Indian Wars who established a fort in the area
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LV
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700477739000000000077,739
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7002463000000000000463 sq mi
(70031199000000000001,199 km2)
|
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Lincoln County
|
105
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Lincoln
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1867
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From unorganized area
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Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President
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LC
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70033174000000000003,174
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7002719000000000000719 sq mi
(70031862000000000001,862 km2)
|
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Linn County
|
107
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Mound City
|
1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Lewis Fields Linn, U.S. Senator from Kentucky whose family was later involved in the settlement of Kansas
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LN
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70039441000000000009,441
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7002599000000000000599 sq mi
(70031551000000000001,551 km2)
|
|
Logan County
|
109
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Oakley
|
1888
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Formed from Wallace County (formerly named St. John County)
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John Alexander Logan, prominent Union Civil War general and U.S. Senator from Illinois
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LG
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70032784000000000002,784
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70031073000000000001,073 sq mi
(70032779000000000002,779 km2)
|
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Lyon County
|
111
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Emporia
|
1855
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One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Breckenridge County)
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Nathaniel Lyon, first Union general to be killed in the Civil War
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LY
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700433748000000000033,748
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7002851000000000000851 sq mi
(70032204000000000002,204 km2)
|
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Marion County
|
115
|
Marion
|
1860
|
From unorganized area
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Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero
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MN
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700412347000000000012,347
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7002943000000000000943 sq mi
(70032442000000000002,442 km2)
|
|
Marshall County
|
117
|
Marysville
|
1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Frank J. Marshall, state representative who became locally known for operating the first ferry over the Big Blue River
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MS
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700410022000000000010,022
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7002903000000000000903 sq mi
(70032339000000000002,339 km2)
|
|
McPherson County
|
113
|
McPherson
|
1867
|
From unorganized area
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James Birdseye McPherson, prominent Union Civil War general
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MP
|
700429356000000000029,356
|
7002900000000000000900 sq mi
(70032331000000000002,331 km2)
|
|
Meade County
|
119
|
Meade
|
1885
|
Formed from Finney, Ford and Seward Counties
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Battle of Gettysburg
|
ME
|
70034396000000000004,396
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7002978000000000000978 sq mi
(70032533000000000002,533 km2)
|
|
Miami County
|
121
|
Paola
|
1855
|
One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Lykins)
|
Miami Native Americans, who lived in the area
|
MI
|
700432612000000000032,612
|
7002577000000000000577 sq mi
(70031494000000000001,494 km2)
|
|
Mitchell County
|
123
|
Beloit
|
1867
|
From unorganized area
|
William D. Mitchell, Union captain and Civil War hero
|
MC
|
70036355000000000006,355
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7002700000000000000700 sq mi
(70031813000000000001,813 km2)
|
|
Montgomery County
|
125
|
Independence
|
1867
|
Formed from Wilson County
|
Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War hero
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MG
|
700434459000000000034,459
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7002645000000000000645 sq mi
(70031671000000000001,671 km2)
|
|
Morris County
|
127
|
Council Grove
|
1855
|
One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Wise County)
|
Thomas Morris, U.S. Senator from Ohio and anti-slavery advocate
|
MR
|
70035854000000000005,854
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7002697000000000000697 sq mi
(70031805000000000001,805 km2)
|
|
Morton County
|
129
|
Elkhart
|
1886
|
Formed from Seward County
|
Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana and prominent anti-slavery advocate
|
MT
|
70033169000000000003,169
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7002730000000000000730 sq mi
(70031891000000000001,891 km2)
|
|
Nemaha County
|
131
|
Seneca
|
1855
|
One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County)
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Nemaha River, which passes through the county
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NM
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700410132000000000010,132
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7002719000000000000719 sq mi
(70031862000000000001,862 km2)
|
|
Neosho County
|
133
|
Erie
|
1855
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One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County)
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Neosho River, which passes through the county
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NO
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700416406000000000016,406
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7002572000000000000572 sq mi
(70031481000000000001,481 km2)
|
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Ness County
|
135
|
Ness City
|
1867
|
From unorganized area
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Noah V. Ness, Corporal in 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War[8]
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NS
|
70033068000000000003,068
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70031075000000000001,075 sq mi
(70032784000000000002,784 km2)
|
|
Norton County
|
137
|
Norton
|
1867
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From unorganized area (Formerly Billings (1873-9)
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Orloff Norton, Union captain and Civil War hero
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NT
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70035612000000000005,612
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7002878000000000000878 sq mi
(70032274000000000002,274 km2)
|
|
Osage County
|
139
|
Lyndon
|
1855
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One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Weller County)
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Osage River, which flows through the county
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OS
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700416142000000000016,142
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7002704000000000000704 sq mi
(70031823000000000001,823 km2)
|
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Osborne County
|
141
|
Osborne
|
1867
|
From unorganized area
|
Vincent B. Osborne, Union soldier and Civil War hero
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OB
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70033806000000000003,806
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7002893000000000000893 sq mi
(70032313000000000002,313 km2)
|
|
Ottawa County
|
143
|
Minneapolis
|
1860
|
From unorganized area
|
Ottawa Native Americans, who lived in the area
|
OT
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70036072000000000006,072
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7002721000000000000721 sq mi
(70031867000000000001,867 km2)
|
|
Pawnee County
|
145
|
Larned
|
1867
|
From unorganized area
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Pawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area
|
PN
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70036928000000000006,928
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7002754000000000000754 sq mi
(70031953000000000001,953 km2)
|
|
Phillips County
|
147
|
Phillipsburg
|
1867
|
From unorganized area
|
William Phillips, state legislator who pushed for creation of the county, and later U.S. Representative
|
PL
|
70035519000000000005,519
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7002886000000000000886 sq mi
(70032295000000000002,295 km2)
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Pottawatomie County
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149
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Westmoreland
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1857
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Formed from Calhoun and Riley
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Pottawatomie Native Americans, who lived in the area
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PT
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700422302000000000022,302
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7002844000000000000844 sq mi
(70032186000000000002,186 km2)
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Pratt County
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151
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Pratt
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1867
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From unorganized area
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Caleb Pratt, Union lieutenant and Civil War hero
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PR
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70039728000000000009,728
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7002735000000000000735 sq mi
(70031904000000000001,904 km2)
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Rawlins County
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153
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Atwood
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1873
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From unorganized area
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John Aaron Rawlins, prominent Union Civil War general
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RA
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70032560000000000002,560
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70031070000000000001,070 sq mi
(70032771000000000002,771 km2)
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Reno County
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155
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Hutchinson
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1867
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From unorganized area
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Jesse L. Reno, prominent Union Civil War general
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RN
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700464438000000000064,438
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70031254000000000001,254 sq mi
(70033248000000000003,248 km2)
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Republic County
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157
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Belleville
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1868
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Formed from Washington County
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Republican River, which flows through the county
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RP
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70034858000000000004,858
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7002716000000000000716 sq mi
(70031854000000000001,854 km2)
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Rice County
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159
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Lyons
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1867
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From unorganized area
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Samuel A. Rice, prominent Union Civil War general
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RC
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70039985000000000009,985
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7002727000000000000727 sq mi
(70031883000000000001,883 km2)
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Riley County
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161
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Manhattan
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1855
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One of the original 36 counties
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Bennett C. Riley, Mexican-American War hero
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RL
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700475508000000000075,508
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7002610000000000000610 sq mi
(70031580000000000001,580 km2)
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Rooks County
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163
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Stockton
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1867
|
From unorganized area
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John C. Rooks, Private in 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War[9]
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RO
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70035223000000000005,223
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7002888000000000000888 sq mi
(70032300000000000002,300 km2)
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|
Rush County
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165
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La Crosse
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1867
|
From unorganized area
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Alexander Rush, Union captain and Civil War hero
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RH
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70033220000000000003,220
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7002718000000000000718 sq mi
(70031860000000000001,860 km2)
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|
Russell County
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167
|
Russell
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1867
|
From unorganized area
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Alva P. Russell, Union captain and Civil War hero
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RS
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70036946000000000006,946
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7002885000000000000885 sq mi
(70032292000000000002,292 km2)
|
|
Saline County
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169
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Salina
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1860
|
From unorganized area
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Saline River, which flows through the county
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SA
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700455988000000000055,988
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7002720000000000000720 sq mi
(70031865000000000001,865 km2)
|
|
Scott County
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171
|
Scott City
|
1873
|
From unorganized area
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Winfield Scott, Mexican-American War hero and unsuccessful presidential candidate
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SC
|
70034937000000000004,937
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7002718000000000000718 sq mi
(70031860000000000001,860 km2)
|
|
Sedgwick County
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173
|
Wichita
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1867
|
Formed from Butler County
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John Sedgwick, highest ranking Union general killed in the Civil War
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SG
|
7005503889000000000503,889
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70031000000000000001,000 sq mi
(70032590000000000002,590 km2)
|
|
Seward County
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175
|
Liberal
|
1873
|
From unorganized area
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William Henry Seward, U.S. Secretary of State
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SW
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700423547000000000023,547
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7002640000000000000640 sq mi
(70031658000000000001,658 km2)
|
|
Shawnee County
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177
|
Topeka
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1855
|
One of the original 36 counties
|
Shawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area
|
SN
|
7005178991000000000178,991
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7002550000000000000550 sq mi
(70031424000000000001,424 km2)
|
|
Sheridan County
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179
|
Hoxie
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1873
|
From unorganized area
|
Philip Henry Sheridan, prominent Union Civil War general
|
SD
|
70032538000000000002,538
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7002896000000000000896 sq mi
(70032321000000000002,321 km2)
|
|
Sherman County
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181
|
Goodland
|
1873
|
From unorganized area
|
William Tecumseh Sherman, prominent Civil War general
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SH
|
70036113000000000006,113
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70031056000000000001,056 sq mi
(70032735000000000002,735 km2)
|
|
Smith County
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183
|
Smith Center
|
1867
|
From unorganized area
|
J. Nelson Smith, Union major and Civil War hero
|
SM
|
70033765000000000003,765
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7002896000000000000896 sq mi
(70032321000000000002,321 km2)
|
|
Stafford County
|
185
|
Saint John
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1867
|
From unorganized area
|
Lewis Stafford, Union captain and Civil War hero
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SF
|
70034358000000000004,358
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7002792000000000000792 sq mi
(70032051000000000002,051 km2)
|
|
Stanton County
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187
|
Johnson City
|
1887
|
Formed from Hamilton County
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Edwin McMasters Stanton, U.S. Secretary of War during the Civil War
|
ST
|
70032175000000000002,175
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7002680000000000000680 sq mi
(70031761000000000001,761 km2)
|
|
Stevens County
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189
|
Hugoton
|
1886
|
Formed from Seward County
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Thaddeus Stevens, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania who was a leader of Reconstruction politics
|
SV
|
70035756000000000005,756
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7002728000000000000728 sq mi
(70031886000000000001,886 km2)
|
|
Sumner County
|
191
|
Wellington
|
1867
|
Formed from Butler County
|
Charles Sumner, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who was a leader of Reconstruction politics
|
SU
|
700423674000000000023,674
|
70031182000000000001,182 sq mi
(70033061000000000003,061 km2)
|
|
Thomas County
|
193
|
Colby
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1873
|
From unorganized area
|
George Henry Thomas, prominent Union Civil War general
|
TH
|
70037941000000000007,941
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70031075000000000001,075 sq mi
(70032784000000000002,784 km2)
|
|
Trego County
|
195
|
WaKeeney
|
1867
|
From unorganized area
|
Edgar P. Trego, Union captain and Civil War hero
|
TR
|
70032986000000000002,986
|
7002888000000000000888 sq mi
(70032300000000000002,300 km2)
|
|
Wabaunsee County
|
197
|
Alma
|
1855
|
One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Richardson County)
|
Chief Wabaunsee, Potawatomi leader
|
WB
|
70037039000000000007,039
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7002798000000000000798 sq mi
(70032067000000000002,067 km2)
|
|
Wallace County
|
199
|
Sharon Springs
|
1868
|
From unorganized area
|
W.H.L. Wallace, prominent Union Civil War general
|
WA
|
70031517000000000001,517
|
7002914000000000000914 sq mi
(70032367000000000002,367 km2)
|
|
Washington County
|
201
|
Washington
|
1857
|
From unorganized area
|
George Washington, first U.S. President and founding father
|
WS
|
70035758000000000005,758
|
7002898000000000000898 sq mi
(70032326000000000002,326 km2)
|
|
Wichita County
|
203
|
Leoti
|
1873
|
From unorganized area
|
Wichita Native Americans, who lived in the area
|
WH
|
70032256000000000002,256
|
7002719000000000000719 sq mi
(70031862000000000001,862 km2)
|
|
Wilson County
|
205
|
Fredonia
|
1855
|
One of the original 36 counties
|
Hiero T. Wilson, Union colonel and Civil War hero
|
WL
|
70039105000000000009,105
|
7002574000000000000574 sq mi
(70031487000000000001,487 km2)
|
|
Woodson County
|
207
|
Yates Center
|
1855
|
One of the original 36 counties
|
Daniel Woodson, five time acting governor of Kansas Territory
|
WO
|
70033278000000000003,278
|
7002501000000000000501 sq mi
(70031298000000000001,298 km2)
|
|
Wyandotte County
|
209
|
Kansas City
|
1859
|
Formed from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties
|
Wyandotte Native Americans, who lived in the area
|
WY
|
7005159129000000000159,129
|
7002151000000000000151 sq mi
(7002391000000000000391 km2)
|
|