Kansas Counties
Lykins County, Kansas [defunct]
| Date Established: | August 25, 1855 |
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| Date Defunct: | June 03, 1861 |
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| County Seat: | Paola |
| Origin of Name: | For David Lykins, a Baptist missionary to the Confederated Tribes (Weas, Piankeshaws, Peorias, and Kaskaskias), whose mission was located just east of the modern city of Paola. Lykins was a pro-slavery member of the territorial council. After the Free State forces came to political ascendancy, Lykins left the state and his namesake county was renamed Miami. |
| Population: | No Data Available. |
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