Kansas Counties
Rawlins County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 20, 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| County Seat: | Atwood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin of Name: | For John A. Rawlins (1831-1869), Gen. Ulysses S. Grant's chief of staff and closest friend during the Civil War; he died a few months after accepting the position of Secretary of War in Grant's first presidential administration. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Post offices in Rawlins County Cemeteries in Rawlins County, As of 1906 Newspapers Available on Microfilm Townships and Independent Cities in Rawlins County Bibliography Kansas Memory |
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| Links to Other Sites: |
Rawlins County page [Blue Skyways] Rawlins County GenWeb Early Kansas Maps [KanColl] |
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