Kansas Counties
Barber County, Kansas
| Date Established: | February 26, 1867 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Organized: | July 07, 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Boundaries: | The county is nearly in the form of a rectangle, with Kingman County cutting out a six-mile-square block in the northwest corner. The county is thirty-three miles north to south and thirty-six from east to west, with a total area of 1,134 square miles. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| County Seat: | Medicine Lodge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin of Name: | Named for Thomas W. Barber, a Free State settler in Douglas County, who was killed by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence on 6 December 1855. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| History: | Name spelled 'Barbour' until it was changed by the Legislature in 1883. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other Resources: |
Post offices in Barber County Cemeteries in Barber County, As of 1906 Newspapers Available on Microfilm Townships and Independent Cities in Barber County Bibliography Kansas Memory |
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| Links to Other Sites: |
Barber County page [Blue Skyways] Barber County GenWeb Early Kansas Maps [KanColl] |
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