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Miami County is located in the eastern tier of counties, next to Missouri, and in the second tier south from the Kansas River. It is bounded on the north by Johnson County, on the east by Missouri, south by Linn County, and west by Franklin County.₁

Organized in 1855 under the name of Lykins. County seat, Paola. In honor of Dr. David Lykins. who was a missionary among the Miamis. He was also a member of the first Territorial Council. Name changed in 1861 to Miami, after the tribe of Indians.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)

Biographies
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Hayden, George C. 1832 - 1914	4K	Oct 2008	Joy Fisher
Smith, E. L. 1866 -	5K	Oct 2008	Joy Fisher
Williams, Arthur P. 1843 -	4K	Oct 2008	Joy Fisher
Williams, Irwin 1887 -	3K	Oct 2008	Joy Fisher
Wright, James L. 1814 - July 22, 1889	2K	Apr 2007	Philip Bolen
Cemeteries
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Index of Names A to L, Reported in Cemeteries of Miami County, Kansas, Volume II	87 kb	Aug. 1998	Sean Furniss
Index of Names M to Z, Reported in Cemeteries of Miami County, Kansas, Volume II For Volumes I, II, III by Sean Furniss	81 kb	Aug. 1998	Sean Furniss
History - Schools
School District #88, Miami Co. Ks 1911	1K	Oct 2008	Sheryl Mcclure
Military Records
Description	File Size	Submitter	Date
Miami County, KS 1883 List of Pensioners on the Roll	15 kb	Aug. 1998	Sean Furniss
Obituaries
Description	File Size	Submitter	Date
Bancroft, Kolbey Wayne May 28, 2004	2K	Aug 2007	Oz
Beauchamp(Flora), Josephine June 1, 1915	3K	Aug 2006	Bill Boggess
Beauchamp, William December 27, 1926	6K	Jun 2006	Bill Boggess
Feighner, Glen D. August 1, 1999	1K	Aug 2007	Oz
Gillogly, Lloyd Sterling October 20, 1999	1K	Aug 2007	Oz
Peterkord, George W. May 4, 1999	1K	Aug 2007	Oz
Wright, James L. July 22, 1889	2K	Mar 2007	Philip Bolen
Wright, John Charles F. September 21, 1880	1K	Mar 2007	Philip Bolen
Wright, Nancy Jane October 7, 1888	2K	Mar 2007	Philip Bolen
Wright, William Calvin April 25, 1864	1K	Mar 2007	Philip Bolen
Vital Records
Vital Records - Marriages
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Snell, Mae - Carpenter, Riley March 15, 1915	1K	Sep 2007	Jim Laird
Wright, Nevada Ella - Carroll, Charles M. October 12, 1870	1K	Apr 2007	Philip Bolen

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