Kansas Counties
Edwards County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 18, 1874 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| County Seat: | Kinsley | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin of Name: | Possibly in honor of state senator John H. Edwards; more likely, named for W. C. Edwards, a Reno Co. businessman who owned much land in the area and built the first brick building in Kinsley; according to an article in the Kinsley newspaper in 1879, he agreed to build that building and give it to the new county on condition the county bear his name. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other Resources: |
Post offices in Edwards County Cemeteries in Edwards County, As of 1906 Newspapers Available on Microfilm Townships and Independent Cities in Edwards County Bibliography Kansas Memory |
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| Links to Other Sites: |
Edwards County page [Blue Skyways] Edwards County GenWeb Early Kansas Maps [KanColl] |
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