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Crawford County, Kansas
Crawford County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Girard
Year Organized: 1867
Square Miles: 595 |
Court House: P.O. Box 249
County Courthouse
Girard, KS 66743-0249
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Named: It was named in honor of Samuel J. Crawford who was
elected Governor in 1864, and served nearly four years. The Legislature named
the county in obedience to a resolution passed in convention, held to petition
for its organization. Governor Crawford resigned in October, 1868, to become
Colonel of the Nineteenth Kansas Cavalry, specially raised to for the Indian War
of 1868-69. He served as Captain in the Second Kansas Infantry, and was Colonel
of the Second Kansas Regiment Colored Volunteer Infantry during the war for the
Union
State & County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick Facts
History
This county was, by act of the
legislature of 1867, created out of the northern half of Cherokee, which prior
to that date reached to Bourbon.
Crawford County, one of the eastern tier and the second north of the line separating Kansas and Oklahoma, is bounded on the north by Bourbon county; on the east by the State of Missouri; on the south by Cherokee county, and on the west by the counties of Neosho and Labette. It was created by the
act of Feb. 13, 1867, and was named for Col. Samuel J. Crawford, at that time the governor of Kansas. The area of the county is 592 square miles. It is divided into nine townships, to-wit: Baker, Crawford, Grant, Lincoln, Osage, Sheridan, Sherman, Walnut and Washington.
Geography
The general surface of the county is undulating, the water-courses flowing in three different directions. In the northeast Drywood, Bone and Coxes creeks flow northward to the Marmaton river; in the west Big and Little Walnut and Hickory creeks flow southwest to the Neosho; and in the southeast
Lightning, Lime and Cow creeks flow southward, their waters finally reaching the Neosho.
Coal of fine quality underlies the entire county, some of the veins running five feet or more in thickness. More than half the coal mined in the state comes from this county. Building stone, cement rock, fire and potter's clay of excellent quality are abundant in several localities and though
only partially developed are a source of revenue to the owners of the deposits. Belts of timber averaging about half a mile in width are found along the streams, the principal varieties being oak, walnut, poplar, hickory and cottonwood. Some artificial groves have been planted.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Bourbon County
- Northeast: Vernon County, Mo.
- East: Barton County, Mo.
- Southeast: Jasper County, Mo.
- South: Cherokee County
- Southwest: Labette County
- West: Neosho County
Cities:
| - Arcadia |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Arma |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Baker |
township |
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| - Cherokee |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Crawford |
township |
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| - Drywood |
township |
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| - Franklin |
township |
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| - Frontenac |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Girard (County Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Grant |
township |
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| - Hepler |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - McCune |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Monmouth |
township |
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| - Mulberry |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Osage |
township |
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| - Pittsburg |
city |
Incorporated Area |
| - Sheridan |
township |
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| - Sherman |
township |
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| - Walnut |
city |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
Crawford County - KS-Cyclopedia - 1912
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we’ve given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the “characteristic features of
our country!”
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn’t the only reason to explore counties’ role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today’s counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990’s political slogan “Think globally, act locally.” |
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