Howard County, Kansas Genealogy
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- 30 August 1855 Godfrey was created an original Kansas county.
- 3 June 1861 the former Godfrey County name was changed to the Seward (old) County.
- 26 February 1867 the former old Seward County name was changed to Howard County.
- 11 Mar 1875 Howard County was split into Elk and Chautauqua counties.[1] [2]
Godfrey County (later named Seward, and then Howard) was attached to Allen County for civil and military purposes. Godfrey County was never organized.[3]
A lengthy dispute over the location of the county seat led to the use of the Kansas militia to keep the peace. As a result, in 1875 Howard County was divided into Elk and Chautauqua counties to resolve the county seat feud.[2]
For information about residents of Howard County, Kansas 1867-1875 try searching records of:
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), 250 Godfrey, 251 Howard, 256 Seward (old) County, Kansas. At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Howard County, Kansas (defunct)" in Kansas Counties in Kansas Historical Society at http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_counties/view/county:HO (accessed 26 June 2012).
- ↑ "Godfrey County, Kansas (defunct)" in Kansas Counties in Kansas Historical Society at http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_counties/view/county:GR (accessed 26 June 2012).
