List of counties in Kansas

Counties of Kansas
AL AN AT BA BT BR BB BU CS CQ CK CN CA CY CD CF CM CL CR DC DK DP DG ED EK EL EW FI FO FR GE GO GH GT GY GL GW HM HP HV HS HG JA JF JW JO KE KM KW LB LE LV LC LN LG LY MN MS MP ME MI MC MG MR MT NM NO NS NT OS OB OT PN PL PT PR RA RN RP RC RL RO RH RS SA SC SG SW SN SD SH SM SF ST SV SU TH TR WS WB WA WH WL WO WY
Location	State of Kansas
Number	105
Populations	1,181 (Greeley) – 622,237 (Johnson)
Areas	151 square miles (390 km2) (Wyandotte) – 1,428 square miles (3,700 km2) (Butler)
Government	County government
Subdivisions	cities, towns, townships, unincorporated communities, Indian reservations, census designated place

This is a list of counties in the U.S. state of Kansas. Select from the links at right to go directly to an article, or browse the listing below for additional information. Every license plate issued by the state contains the same two-letter abbreviation for the county in which its vehicle is registered.

Overview

Kansas has 105 counties, the fifth-highest total of any state. The first counties were established while Kansas was a Territory from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when Kansas became a state. Many of the counties in the eastern part of the state are named after prominent Americans from the late 18th and early-to-mid-19th centuries, while those in the central and western part of the state are named for figures in the American Civil War. Several counties throughout the state bear names of Native American origin.

Wyandotte County and the city of Kansas City, ^[1] and Greeley County and the city of Tribune, operate as unified governments. ^[2]

The FIPS state code for Kansas is 20.

Alphabetical list

County	FIPS code [3]	County seat [4]	Est. [4]	Origin	Etymology [5]	County Code	Population (2023 Estimate) [6]	Area [4]	Map
AllenCounty	001	Iola	1855	One of the original 36 counties	William Allen, U.S. Senator from Ohio and prominent supporter of westward expansion	AL	12,412	503 sq mi (1,303 km2)
AndersonCounty	003	Garnett	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Joseph C. Anderson, Kansas territorial legislator and Border Ruffian during "Bleeding Kansas"	AN	7,838	583 sq mi (1,510 km2)
AtchisonCounty	005	Atchison	1855	One of the original 36 counties	David Rice Atchison, U.S. Senator from Missouri and Border Ruffian during "Bleeding Kansas"	AT	16,016	432 sq mi (1,119 km2)
BarberCounty	007	Medicine Lodge	1867	From unorganized area	Thomas W. Barber, prominent Free-Stater killed in the Wakarusa War	BA	4,071	1,134 sq mi (2,937 km2)
BartonCounty	009	Great Bend	1867	From unorganized area	Clara Barton, founder of the American Red Cross	BT	24,899	894 sq mi (2,315 km2)
BourbonCounty	011	Fort Scott	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Bourbon County, Kentucky, from which many original settlers hailed	BB	14,408	637 sq mi (1,650 km2)
BrownCounty	013	Hiawatha	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Browne County)	Albert Gallatin Brown, U.S. Senator from Mississippi and Kansas statehood advocate	BR	9,250	571 sq mi (1,479 km2)
ButlerCounty	015	El Dorado	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Andrew Pickens Butler, U.S. Senator from South Carolina and Kansas statehood advocate	BU	68,632	1,428 sq mi (3,699 km2)
ChaseCounty	017	Cottonwood Falls	1859	Formed from Butler and Wise counties	Salmon Portland Chase, U.S. Senator from Ohio and Kansas statehood advocate	CS	2,579	776 sq mi (2,010 km2)
ChautauquaCounty	019	Sedan	1875	Formed from Howard County	Chautauqua County, New York, from which many early settlers hailed	CQ	3,347	642 sq mi (1,663 km2)
CherokeeCounty	021	Columbus	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly McGee County)	Cherokee Native Americans, whose lands borders the county in nearby Indian Territory	CK	19,054	587 sq mi (1,520 km2)
CheyenneCounty	023	Saint Francis	1873	From unorganized area	Cheyenne Native Americans, who inhabited the area	CN	2,636	1,020 sq mi (2,642 km2)
ClarkCounty	025	Ashland	1885	Formed from Ford County	Charles F. Clarke, Captain in 6th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during American Civil War [7]	CA	1,847	975 sq mi (2,525 km2)
ClayCounty	027	Clay Center	1857	From unorganized area	Henry Clay, influential U.S. Senator from Kentucky	CY	8,007	644 sq mi (1,668 km2)
CloudCounty	029	Concordia	1866	Formed from Washington (Formerly Shirley County)	William F. Cloud, Union general in the American Civil War who chiefly fought in Kansas and Missouri	CD	8,854	716 sq mi (1,854 km2)
CoffeyCounty	031	Burlington	1855	One of the original 36 counties	A.M. Coffey, territorial legislator and Free-Stater during Bleeding Kansas	CF	8,251	630 sq mi (1,632 km2)
ComancheCounty	033	Coldwater	1867	From unorganized area	Comanche Native Americans, who lived in the area	CM	1,655	788 sq mi (2,041 km2)
CowleyCounty	035	Winfield	1867	Formed from Butler County	Matthew R. Cowley, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero	CL	34,157	1,126 sq mi (2,916 km2)
CrawfordCounty	037	Girard	1867	Bourbon and Cherokee Counties	Samuel J. Crawford, third Governor of Kansas	CR	38,764	593 sq mi (1,536 km2)
DecaturCounty	039	Oberlin	1873	From unorganized area	Stephen Decatur, naval commodore and War of 1812 hero	DC	2,712	894 sq mi (2,315 km2)
DickinsonCounty	041	Abilene	1857	From unorganized area	Daniel Stevens Dickinson, U.S. Senator from New York and Kansas statehood advocate	DK	18,445	848 sq mi (2,196 km2)
DoniphanCounty	043	Troy	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Alexander William Doniphan, Mexican–American War hero and pro-slavery sympathizer in "Bleeding Kansas"	DP	7,493	392 sq mi (1,015 km2)
DouglasCounty	045	Lawrence	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Stephen Arnold Douglas, U.S. Senator from Illinois and advocate for the moderate popular sovereignty choice in the Kansas slavery debate	DG	120,553	457 sq mi (1,184 km2)
EdwardsCounty	047	Kinsley	1874	Formed from Kiowa County	John H. Edwards, state senator who pushed for creation of the county	ED	2,733	622 sq mi (1,611 km2)
ElkCounty	049	Howard	1875	Formed from Howard County	Elk River, which originates in the county	EK	2,467	648 sq mi (1,678 km2)
EllisCounty	051	Hays	1867	From unorganized area	George Ellis, Union lieutenant and distinguished Civil War hero	EL	28,810	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)
EllsworthCounty	053	Ellsworth	1867	From unorganized area	Fort Ellsworth, a Union Civil War outpost in the area	EW	6,357	716 sq mi (1,854 km2)
FinneyCounty	055	Garden City	1883	Formed from Arapahoe, Grant, Kearney and Sequoyah Counties	David W. Finney, tenth lieutenant governor of Kansas	FI	37,466	1,300 sq mi (3,367 km2)
FordCounty	057	Dodge City	1867	From unorganized area	James H. Ford, Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri	FO	33,980	1,099 sq mi (2,846 km2)
FranklinCounty	059	Ottawa	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Benjamin Franklin, orator, writer, scholar, and founding father of the U.S.	FR	26,125	574 sq mi (1,487 km2)
GearyCounty	061	Junction City	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Davis County)	John White Geary, Union general in the Civil War who mainly fought in Kansas and Missouri, and who later became Kansas territorial governor	GE	35,047	384 sq mi (995 km2)
GoveCounty	063	Gove City	1868	From unorganized area	Grenville L. Gove, Captain in the 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during the Civil War [8]	GO	2,735	1,072 sq mi (2,776 km2)
GrahamCounty	065	Hill City	1867	From unorganized area	John L. Graham, Union captain and Civil War hero	GH	2,376	898 sq mi (2,326 km2)
GrantCounty	067	Ulysses	1888	Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties	Ulysses Simpson Grant, commander of Union forces during the Civil War and U.S. President	GT	7,147	575 sq mi (1,489 km2)
GrayCounty	069	Cimarron	1887	Formed from Finney and Ford Counties	Alfred Gray, Kansas Secretary of Agriculture	GY	5,743	869 sq mi (2,251 km2)
GreeleyCounty	071	Tribune	1873	From unorganized area	Horace Greeley, publisher of the New York Tribune and anti-slavery advocate	GL	1,181	778 sq mi (2,015 km2)
GreenwoodCounty	073	Eureka	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Alfred B. Greenwood, U.S. Representative from Arkansas and Kansas statehood advocate	GW	5,870	1,140 sq mi (2,953 km2)
HamiltonCounty	075	Syracuse	1873	From unorganized area	Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Treasury Secretary and founding father	HM	2,437	996 sq mi (2,580 km2)
HarperCounty	077	Anthony	1867	From unorganized area	Marion Harper, Union sergeant and Civil War hero	HP	5,435	802 sq mi (2,077 km2)
HarveyCounty	079	Newton	1872	Formed from McPherson, Sedgwick and Reno Counties	James M. Harvey, fifth governor of Kansas	HV	33,504	539 sq mi (1,396 km2)
HaskellCounty	081	Sublette	1887	Formed from Finney and Ford Counties	Dudley Chase Haskell, U.S. Representative from Kansas	HS	3,630	577 sq mi (1,494 km2)
HodgemanCounty	083	Jetmore	1867	From unorganized area (Formerly Hageman County)	Amos Hodgman, Union captain and Civil War hero	HG	1,655	860 sq mi (2,227 km2)
JacksonCounty	085	Holton	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Calhoun County)	Andrew Jackson, seventh U.S. President	JA	13,368	657 sq mi (1,702 km2)
JeffersonCounty	087	Oskaloosa	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Thomas Jefferson, third U.S. President and founding father	JF	18,327	536 sq mi (1,388 km2)
JewellCounty	089	Mankato	1867	From unorganized area	Lewis R. Jewell, Union colonel and Civil War hero	JW	2,847	909 sq mi (2,354 km2)
JohnsonCounty	091	Olathe	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Thomas Johnson, Methodist missionary who was one of the state's first settlers	JO	622,237	477 sq mi (1,235 km2)
KearnyCounty	093	Lakin	1887	Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties	Philip Kearny, American general in the Mexican–American and Civil Wars	KE	3,823	870 sq mi (2,253 km2)
KingmanCounty	095	Kingman	1872	Harper and Reno Counties	Samuel A. Kingman, Chief Justice of the Kansas Supreme Court	KM	7,066	864 sq mi (2,238 km2)
KiowaCounty	097	Greensburg	1886	Formed from Comanche and Edwards Counties	Kiowa Native Americans, who inhabited the area	KW	2,374	722 sq mi (1,870 km2)
LabetteCounty	099	Oswego	1867	Formed from Neosho County	Pierre La Bette, French fur trapper who formed a peaceful relationship with area natives	LB	19,728	649 sq mi (1,681 km2)
LaneCounty	101	Dighton	1873	From unorganized area	James H. Lane, U.S. Senator from Kansas and Free-Stater during "Bleeding Kansas"	LE	1,529	717 sq mi (1,857 km2)
LeavenworthCounty	103	Leavenworth	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Henry Leavenworth, general in the Indian Wars who established a fort in the area	LV	83,518	463 sq mi (1,199 km2)
LincolnCounty	105	Lincoln	1867	From unorganized area	Abraham Lincoln, sixteenth U.S. President	LC	2,920	719 sq mi (1,862 km2)
LinnCounty	107	Mound City	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Lewis Fields Linn, U.S. Senator from Kentucky whose family was later involved in the settlement of Kansas	LN	9,860	599 sq mi (1,551 km2)
LoganCounty	109	Oakley	1888	Formed from Wallace County (formerly named St. John County)	John Alexander Logan, prominent Union Civil War general and U.S. Senator from Illinois	LG	2,665	1,073 sq mi (2,779 km2)
LyonCounty	111	Emporia	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Breckenridge County)	Nathaniel Lyon, first Union general to be killed in the Civil War	LY	32,172	851 sq mi (2,204 km2)
MarionCounty	115	Marion	1860	From unorganized area	Francis Marion, American Revolutionary War hero	MN	11,690	943 sq mi (2,442 km2)
MarshallCounty	117	Marysville	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Frank J. Marshall, state representative who became locally known for operating the first ferry over the Big Blue River	MS	9,933	903 sq mi (2,339 km2)
McPhersonCounty	113	McPherson	1867	From unorganized area	James Birdseye McPherson, prominent Union Civil War general	MP	30,091	900 sq mi (2,331 km2)
MeadeCounty	119	Meade	1885	Formed from Finney, Ford and Seward Counties	George Gordon Meade, Union Civil War general best known for his victory at the Battle of Gettysburg	ME	3,911	978 sq mi (2,533 km2)
MiamiCounty	121	Paola	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Lykins)	Miami Native Americans, who lived in the area	MI	35,320	577 sq mi (1,494 km2)
MitchellCounty	123	Beloit	1867	From unorganized area	William D. Mitchell, Union captain and Civil War hero	MC	5,719	700 sq mi (1,813 km2)
MontgomeryCounty	125	Independence	1867	Formed from Wilson County	Richard Montgomery, Revolutionary War hero	MG	30,568	645 sq mi (1,671 km2)
MorrisCounty	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	5,334	697 sq mi (1,805 km2)
MortonCounty	129	Elkhart	1886	Formed from Seward County	Oliver P. Morton, Governor of Indiana and prominent anti-slavery advocate	MT	2,580	730 sq mi (1,891 km2)
NemahaCounty	131	Seneca	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County)	Nemaha River, which passes through the county	NM	10,114	719 sq mi (1,862 km2)
NeoshoCounty	133	Erie	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County)	Neosho River, which passes through the county	NO	15,420	572 sq mi (1,481 km2)
NessCounty	135	Ness City	1867	From unorganized area	Noah V. Ness, Corporal in 7th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War [9]	NS	2,618	1,075 sq mi (2,784 km2)
NortonCounty	137	Norton	1867	From unorganized area (Formerly Billings (1873–79)	Orloff Norton, Union captain and Civil War hero	NT	5,330	878 sq mi (2,274 km2)
OsageCounty	139	Lyndon	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Weller County)	Osage River, which flows through the county	OS	15,824	704 sq mi (1,823 km2)
OsborneCounty	141	Osborne	1867	From unorganized area	Vincent B. Osborne, Union soldier and Civil War hero	OB	3,427	893 sq mi (2,313 km2)
OttawaCounty	143	Minneapolis	1860	From unorganized area	Ottawa Native Americans, who lived in the area	OT	5,818	721 sq mi (1,867 km2)
PawneeCounty	145	Larned	1867	From unorganized area	Pawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area	PN	6,126	754 sq mi (1,953 km2)
PhillipsCounty	147	Phillipsburg	1867	From unorganized area	William Phillips, state legislator who pushed for creation of the county, and later U.S. Representative	PL	4,761	886 sq mi (2,295 km2)
PottawatomieCounty	149	Westmoreland	1857	Formed from Calhoun and Riley	Pottawatomie Native Americans, who lived in the area	PT	26,382	844 sq mi (2,186 km2)
PrattCounty	151	Pratt	1867	From unorganized area	Caleb Pratt, Union lieutenant and Civil War hero	PR	9,082	735 sq mi (1,904 km2)
RawlinsCounty	153	Atwood	1873	From unorganized area	John Aaron Rawlins, prominent Union Civil War general	RA	2,463	1,070 sq mi (2,771 km2)
RenoCounty	155	Hutchinson	1867	From unorganized area	Jesse L. Reno, prominent Union Civil War general	RN	61,497	1,254 sq mi (3,248 km2)
RepublicCounty	157	Belleville	1868	Formed from Washington County	Republican River, which flows through the county	RP	4,627	716 sq mi (1,854 km2)
RiceCounty	159	Lyons	1867	From unorganized area	Samuel A. Rice, prominent Union Civil War general	RC	9,260	727 sq mi (1,883 km2)
RileyCounty	161	Manhattan	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Bennett C. Riley, Mexican–American War hero	RL	71,402	610 sq mi (1,580 km2)
RooksCounty	163	Stockton	1867	From unorganized area	John C. Rooks, Private in 11th Regiment Kansas Volunteer Cavalry during Civil War [7]	RO	4,778	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
RushCounty	165	La Crosse	1867	From unorganized area	Alexander Rush, Union captain and Civil War hero	RH	2,830	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
RussellCounty	167	Russell	1867	From unorganized area	Avra P. Russell, Union captain and Civil War hero	RS	6,723	885 sq mi (2,292 km2)
SalineCounty	169	Salina	1860	From unorganized area	Saline River, which flows through the county	SA	53,098	720 sq mi (1,865 km2)
ScottCounty	171	Scott City	1873	From unorganized area	Winfield Scott, Mexican–American War hero and unsuccessful presidential candidate	SC	4,922	718 sq mi (1,860 km2)
SedgwickCounty	173	Wichita	1867	Formed from Butler County	John Sedgwick, highest ranking Union general killed in the Civil War	SG	528,469	1,000 sq mi (2,590 km2)
SewardCounty	175	Liberal	1873	From unorganized area	William Henry Seward, U.S. Secretary of State	SW	21,067	640 sq mi (1,658 km2)
ShawneeCounty	177	Topeka	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Shawnee Native Americans, who lived in the area	SN	177,746	550 sq mi (1,424 km2)
SheridanCounty	179	Hoxie	1873	From unorganized area	Philip Henry Sheridan, prominent Union Civil War general	SD	2,423	896 sq mi (2,321 km2)
ShermanCounty	181	Goodland	1873	From unorganized area	William Tecumseh Sherman, prominent Civil War general	SH	5,844	1,056 sq mi (2,735 km2)
SmithCounty	183	Smith Center	1867	From unorganized area	J. Nelson Smith, Union major and Civil War hero	SM	3,590	896 sq mi (2,321 km2)
StaffordCounty	185	Saint John	1867	From unorganized area	Lewis Stafford, Union captain and Civil War hero	SF	3,909	792 sq mi (2,051 km2)
StantonCounty	187	Johnson City	1887	Formed from Hamilton County	Edwin McMasters Stanton, U.S. Secretary of War during the Civil War	ST	1,901	680 sq mi (1,761 km2)
StevensCounty	189	Hugoton	1886	Formed from Seward County	Thaddeus Stevens, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania who was a leader of Reconstruction politics	SV	5,077	728 sq mi (1,886 km2)
SumnerCounty	191	Wellington	1867	Formed from Butler County	Charles Sumner, U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who was a leader of Reconstruction politics	SU	22,334	1,182 sq mi (3,061 km2)
ThomasCounty	193	Colby	1873	From unorganized area	George Henry Thomas, prominent Union Civil War general	TH	7,865	1,075 sq mi (2,784 km2)
TregoCounty	195	WaKeeney	1867	From unorganized area	Edgar P. Trego, Union captain and Civil War hero	TR	2,731	888 sq mi (2,300 km2)
WabaunseeCounty	197	Alma	1855	One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Richardson County)	Chief Wabaunsee, Potawatomi leader	WB	7,057	798 sq mi (2,067 km2)
WallaceCounty	199	Sharon Springs	1868	From unorganized area	W.H.L. Wallace, prominent Union Civil War general	WA	1,509	914 sq mi (2,367 km2)
WashingtonCounty	201	Washington	1857	From unorganized area	George Washington, first U.S. President and founding father	WS	5,504	898 sq mi (2,326 km2)
WichitaCounty	203	Leoti	1873	From unorganized area	Wichita Native Americans, who lived in the area	WH	2,082	719 sq mi (1,862 km2)
WilsonCounty	205	Fredonia	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Hiero T. Wilson, Union colonel and Civil War hero	WL	8,382	574 sq mi (1,487 km2)
WoodsonCounty	207	Yates Center	1855	One of the original 36 counties	Daniel Woodson, five time acting governor of Kansas Territory	WO	3,115	501 sq mi (1,298 km2)
WyandotteCounty	209	Kansas City	1859	Formed from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties	Wyandotte Native Americans, who lived in the area	WY	165,281	151 sq mi (391 km2)

Former counties of Kansas

1881 map of Kansas, showing Arrapahoe, Buffalo, Kansas, Kearney, Sequoyah, St. John counties

1893 map of Kansas, showing Garfield and Kearney Counties

Sortable table

County	Dates	Notes	Source
Washington	1855–57	One of 36 Original Counties.	[10]
Seward	1861–67	Formerly part of Godfrey. Dissolved into Greenwood and Howard Counties.	[11]
Godfrey	1855–61	One of the Original 36 Counties. Name changed to Seward around 1861.	[12]
Hunter	1855–64	One of the Original 36 Counties. Dissolved into Butler County.	[13]
Irving	1860–64	Formed from Hunter County. Dissolved into Butler County.	[14]
Otoe	1860–64	Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved into Butler County.	[15]
Shirley	1860–67	Formed from Unorganized Area and renamed Cloud County.	[16]
Peketon	1860–65	Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved back into Unorganized Area.	[17]
Madison	1855–61	One of the Original 36 Counties. Dissolved into Breckenridge and Greenwood.	[18]
Howard	1867–75	Formed from Seward and Butler Counties. Dissolved into Chautauqua and Elk Counties.	[19]
Arapahoe	1873–83	Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County.	[20]
Buffalo	1873–81	Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Gray County.	[21]
Foote	1873–81	Dissolved into Ford and Finney Counties.	[22]
Kansas	1873–83	Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Seward County.	[23]
Sequoyah	1873–83	Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County.	[24]
Garfield	1887–93	Formed from Finney and Hodgeman Counties and merged into Finney County.	[25]
Billings	1873–74	Created from Norton County and returned to Norton County.	[26]
Davis	1855–89	One of 36 Original Counties, now part of Geary County.
Breckinridge	1855–62	Now Lyon County.	[27]

St. John County was established in 1871, and formed from the area to the east of range 38 in what was then part of Wallace County. In 1885, the name was changed to Logan County. ^[28]

Kearney County was established on March 6, 1873, and was dissolved in 1883, with the land area being split between Hamilton and Finney counties. It was reestablished with its original borders in 1887, and organized on March 27, 1888. In 1889, the name was corrected to Kearny County (without an extra "e") to match the last name of Philip Kearny. ^[29]

See also

• List of townships in Kansas
• List of cities in Kansas
• List of unincorporated communities in Kansas
• List of census-designated places in Kansas
• List of ghost towns in Kansas
• Lists of places in Kansas
• Kansas locations by per capita income
• Kansas census statistical areas
• Kansas license plate county codes

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12. Kansas State Historical Society. "Godfrey County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved April 3, 2015.
13. Kansas State Historical Society. "Hunter County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
14. Kansas State Historical Society. "Irving County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
15. Kansas State Historical Society. "Otoe County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
16. Kansas State Historical Society. "Shirley County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
17. Kansas State Historical Society. "Peketon County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
18. Kansas State Historical Society. "Madison County, Kansas (defunct)". Kansas County Factsheets. Kansas State Historical Society. Retrieved November 27, 2010.
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External links

• The Establishment of Counties in Kansas—Maps and text transcribed from Transactions of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1903–1904.