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| County | Established | Origin | County seat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Iola |
| Anderson County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Garnett |
| Atchison County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Atchison |
| Barber County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Medicine Lodge |
| Barton County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Great Bend |
| Bourbon County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Fort Scott |
| Brown County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Browne County) | Hiawatha |
| Butler County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | El Dorado |
| Chase County | 1859 | Formed from Butler and Wise counties | Cottonwood Falls |
| Chautauqua County | 1875 | Formed from Howard County | Sedan |
| Cherokee County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly McGee County) | Columbus |
| Cheyenne County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Saint Francis |
| Clark County | 1885 | Formed from Ford County | Ashland |
| Clay County | 1857 | From unorganized area | Clay Center |
| Cloud County | 1866 | Formed from Washington (Formerly Shirley County) | Concordia |
| Coffey County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Burlington |
| Comanche County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Coldwater |
| Cowley County | 1867 | Formed from Butler County | Winfield |
| Crawford County | 1867 | Bourbon and Cherokee Counties | Girard |
| Decatur County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Oberlin |
| Dickinson County | 1857 | From unorganized area | Abilene |
| Doniphan County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Troy |
| Douglas County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Lawrence |
| Edwards County | 1874 | Formed from Kiowa County | Kinsley |
| Elk County | 1875 | Formed from Howard County | Howard |
| Ellis County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Hays |
| Ellsworth County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Ellsworth |
| Finney County | 1883 | Formed from Arapahoe, Grant, Kearney and Sequoyah Counties | Garden City |
| Ford County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Dodge City |
| Franklin County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Ottawa |
| Geary County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Davis County) | Junction City |
| Gove County | 1868 | From unorganized area | Gove City |
| Graham County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Hill City |
| Grant County | 1888 | Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties | Ulysses |
| Gray County | 1887 | Formed from Finney and Ford Counties | Cimarron |
| Greeley County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Tribune |
| Greenwood County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Eureka |
| Hamilton County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Syracuse |
| Harper County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Anthony |
| Harvey County | 1872 | Formed from McPherson, Sedgwick and Reno Counties | Newton |
| Haskell County | 1887 | Formed from Finney and Ford Counties | Sublette |
| Hodgeman County | 1867 | From unorganized area (Formerly Hageman County) | Jetmore |
| Jackson County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Calhoun County) | Holton |
| Jefferson County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Oskaloosa |
| Jewell County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Mankato |
| Johnson County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Olathe |
| Kearny County | 1887 | Formed from Finney and Hamilton Counties | Lakin |
| Kingman County | 1872 | Harper and Reno Counties | Kingman |
| Kiowa County | 1886 | Formed from Comanche and Edwards Counties | Greensburg |
| Labette County | 1867 | Formed from Neosho County | Oswego |
| Lane County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Dighton |
| Leavenworth County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Leavenworth |
| Lincoln County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Lincoln |
| Linn County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Mound City |
| Logan County | 1888 | Formed from Wallace County (formerly named St. John County) | Oakley |
| Lyon County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Breckenridge County) | Emporia |
| Marion County | 1860 | From unorganized area | Marion |
| Marshall County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Marysville |
| McPherson County | 1867 | From unorganized area | McPherson |
| Meade County | 1885 | Formed from Finney, Ford and Seward Counties | Meade |
| Miami County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Lykins) | Paola |
| Mitchell County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Beloit |
| Montgomery County | 1867 | Formed from Wilson County | Independence |
| Morris County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Wise County) | Council Grove |
| Morton County | 1886 | Formed from Seward County | Elkhart |
| Nemaha County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County) | Seneca |
| Neosho County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Dorn County) | Erie |
| Ness County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Ness City |
| Norton County | 1867 | From unorganized area (Formerly Billings (1873-9) | Norton |
| Osage County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Weller County) | Lyndon |
| Osborne County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Osborne |
| Ottawa County | 1860 | From unorganized area | Minneapolis |
| Pawnee County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Larned |
| Phillips County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Phillipsburg |
| Pottawatomie County | 1857 | Formed from Calhoun and Riley | Westmoreland |
| Pratt County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Pratt |
| Rawlins County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Atwood |
| Reno County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Hutchinson |
| Republic County | 1868 | Formed from Washington County | Belleville |
| Rice County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Lyons |
| Riley County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Manhattan |
| Rooks County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Stockton |
| Rush County | 1867 | From unorganized area | La Crosse |
| Russell County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Russell |
| Saline County | 1860 | From unorganized area | Salina |
| Scott County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Scott City |
| Sedgwick County | 1867 | Formed from Butler County | Wichita |
| Seward County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Liberal |
| Shawnee County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Topeka |
| Sheridan County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Hoxie |
| Sherman County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Goodland |
| Smith County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Smith Center |
| Stafford County | 1867 | From unorganized area | Saint John |
| Stanton County | 1887 | Formed from Hamilton County | Johnson City |
| Stevens County | 1886 | Formed from Seward County | Hugoton |
| Sumner County | 1867 | Formed from Butler County | Wellington |
| Thomas County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Colby |
| Trego County | 1867 | From unorganized area | WaKeeney |
| Wabaunsee County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties (Formerly Richardson County) | Alma |
| Wallace County | 1868 | From unorganized area | Sharon Springs |
| Washington County | 1857 | From unorganized area | Washington |
| Wichita County | 1873 | From unorganized area | Leoti |
| Wilson County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Fredonia |
| Woodson County | 1855 | One of the original 36 counties | Yates Center |
| Wyandotte County | 1859 | Formed from Leavenworth and Johnson Counties | Kansas City |
Dissolved Counties
- Arapaho Aug. 30, 1855 - absorbed into Finney 1883.
- El Paso Feb. 11, 1859 and later disorganized.
- Fremont Feb. 11, 1859, later disorganized.
- Broderick Feb. 11, 1859, later disorganized.
- Buffalo 1873, disorganized 1881, land annexed to Lane County.
- Garfield Mar. 5, 1887, annexed to Finney 1893.
- Hageman Feb. 26, 1867, later disorganized.
- Howard Aug. 30, 1855, reorganized into Elk and Chautauqua.
- Irving Feb. 27, 1860, annexed to Butler 1864.
- Kansas Mar. 6, 1873, annexed to Seward 1883.
- Oro Feb. 11, 1859, later disorganized.
- Montana Feb. 11, 1859, later disorganized.
- Peketon Feb. 27, 1860, later disorganized.
- Otoe Feb. 27, 1860, annexed to Butler 1864.
- Rush Feb. 26, 1867, later disorganized 1883.
- Sequoyah Aug. 30, 1855, renamed Finney 21 Feb 1883.
- Shelby 1865, annexed by Washington.
- Woodson Aug. 30 1855, had major boundary changes in 1868.
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