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GREENWOOD County was named in honor of Greenwood, United States Land Commissioner, under pierce and Buchanan. It was first laid off by the bogus Legislature of 1855-56, but was for a number of years thereafter unorganized territory. As at first laid out, the county was a very nearly square tract of uniform size with its neighbors, but when in 1867 Madison County was abolished, and its north part given to Breckinridge (now Lyon) County, the lower portion, to a point three miles above Madison, was added to Greenwood. In giving the boundaries at this time, the southern boundary was b accident moved too far to the south, thus cutting off a strip of Howard (now Elk) County, three miles wide. This error was rectified in 1868. As finally laid off its boundaries are as follows: On the north by Lyon and Chase; east by Wilson, Woodson and Coffey, south by Elk, and west by Butler County.1

Organized in 1862. County seat Eureka. This county received its name as a compliment to Alfred B. Greenwood, who, about the time of the organization of the territory, was commissioner of Indian Affairs.2

1. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.
2. History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

Bible Records
Description File Size Date Submitter
Taylor Copyright Date 1841 1K Jul 2005 Carol Cable
Biographies
Description File Size Date Submitter
Basham, David Walker 1854 - 2K Mar 2007 Joy Fisher The Registry
Cemeteries
Census Records
Description File Size Date Submitter
Index of the 1870 Greenwood County Kansas Census 2 kb Jan 1997 Gary W Burris
History - Directories
Description File Size Date Submitter
Greenwood County Medical Directory 1920 4K Feb 2009 Joy Fisher The Registry
Military Records
Description File Size Date Submitter
1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll 3 kb Dec 1997 Debbie Wafford
Muster Roll of Greenwood County Militia 1 kb Dec 1996 Betty Ralph
Miscellaneous
Description File Size Date Submitter
Letter to Edward Beedles 4 kb Dec 1996 Betty Ralph
Autobiography by Sarah Edna Eutsler Kennedy 9 kb Dec 1996 Steve Kennedy
Index for the articles "Uncle Johnnie, Honey Creek Correspondent 1895-1903" 1 kb Jan 1997 Betty Ralph
Obituaries
Description File Size Date Submitter
Bullock, Charles Eldon 1918 1K Dec 2007 Joy Fisher The Registry
Denchfield, George W. 1 kb Mar 1999 Jerry Nelson
Fedrick, John S. April 1, 1884 2K Jun 2007 Phyllis Carson
Gillispie, George W. February 7, 1887 2 KB Mar 2008 Richard Johnson
Gorman, George Gillick December 3, 1927 3K Aug 2007 L Morgan
Graves, Duane Keith August 7, 1999 1K Aug 2007 Oz
Lasater, Frank 1 kb Mar 1999 Jerry Nelson
Lasater, James B. 1 kb Mar 1999 Jerry Nelson
Lasater, Jess 1 kb   Jerry Nelson
Lasater, Sarah Savilla (Parsons) 1 kb Mar 1999 Jerry Nelson
Vitals - Marriages
Description File Size Date Submitter
Smith, Catharine - Seivert, Aaron October 12, 1870 1K Jul 2020 Debra Crosby The Registry

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