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Welcome to Allen County, Kansas History and Genealogy
In memory of
Robin Hixon
who hosted this state site for many years for us..
Allen
County was one of the first thirty-three counties organized by the
Territorial Legislature in 1855. It was named for a United
States Senator from Ohio, William Allen.
Iola is the county seat. Other communities included Bayard, Carlyle, Cofachique (historical), Petrolia, LaHarpe, Elsmore, Moran, Gas, Savonburg, Mildred, and Bassett.
The county seat was located at Cofachique from 1855 to 1857. Declining population forced a move to Humboldt 1858 through 1865 when the county seat was moved to Iola. The Iola town company of Iola donated 100 lots to the county for construction of public buildings.
Iola is the county seat. Other communities included Bayard, Carlyle, Cofachique (historical), Petrolia, LaHarpe, Elsmore, Moran, Gas, Savonburg, Mildred, and Bassett.
The county seat was located at Cofachique from 1855 to 1857. Declining population forced a move to Humboldt 1858 through 1865 when the county seat was moved to Iola. The Iola town company of Iola donated 100 lots to the county for construction of public buildings.
Area
- Total 505 sq mi, land 500 sq mi, water 5 sq mi.
Geographic
features of Allen County - The general surface of the country is
slightly rolling, though much more level than the greater portion of
eastern Kansas. The soil is fertile and highly productive. The bottom
land along the streams average one and one-half miles in width, and
comprise one-tenth the area of the county. The remainder is the gently
rolling or level upland prairie. The principal varieties of trees
native to the county are black walnut, hickory, cottonwood, oak,
hackberry and elm.
The
main water course is the Neosho River, which flows through the western
part of the county from north to south. Its tributaries are Indian,
Martin's, Deer, Elm and other small creeks. The Marmaton River rises
east of the center of the county, and flows through the southeastern
part of the county. The Little Osage River rises not far from the head
of the Marmaton and flows northeast. Its tributaries are Middle Creek
on the north and the South Fork on the south. - Wikipedia
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| 1900, 1902 News | Early Allen County Kansas Baseball |
| Newspapers/ Resources | Obituaries |
| Pioneers 1861 | Pioneer families 1955 list |
| Societies | Vegetarian Colony/Octagon City/Cottage Grove Township 1857 |
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Updates: November 2024 - Marriage Announcements - Cation-Stoddard
October 2024 - Obits - Cation (24 were added), Fronk (8 were added), Lower (2 were added) January 2024 - Bios - COUTANT December 2022 - Obits - Robin Hixon, Martha Stevens April 2022 - Sweedish Church Birth Records; Savonburg, Allen County Kansas; From: Kansas, Swedish Church Records, 1863-1914 December 2020 - Biographies: FREDERICK KETTLE, ROBISON LENT Obituaries: G. Chase, Katherine Yates Perkins, Mrs. Swisher, Mr. Smith Area News - LaHarpe, Carlyle, Elsmore Marriages from Newspapers -Nelson - Mills, Stocker - Higgins, Kelley - Wilson October 2020 -
The Homeless Children - Children's Aid Society - 16 children listed with adoptive parents - in Family Bibles/Stories section. realigned obit files. separated into smaller file sections. added obits: Burton, Ida Bell; Chambers, John; Corn, Taylor; Evans, J. M.; Horney, Nancy E.; Martin, John J.; Mills, Tillie Ida Bell Burton and Taylor Corn have not yet updated, will need to recheck. Newspaper articles - added 1870 list of area teachers attending conference in Iola. includes Allen County - Iola, Humboldt, Carlyle & Geneva. Coffey County - Burlington; Woodson County - Chellis; Wilson County - Fredonia and Neosho County - Jacksonville and mentions Riley County speakers Sept 3, 2020 - Updated ObitsPS, ObitsAD Davis family in Iola City Cemetery family plot: Claudie F Davis, Ida Florence Davis, Roy/Ray Henry Davis, Nettie Davis, John H Davis Remsberg family in Iola City Cemetery: Mahlon R Remsberg, Margret Ann Cecelia Nikirk Remsberg, Louise Remsberg, Paul Remsberg Jul 24 2020 - Updated Obits -- STATLER: Baby, Arthur, Mrs. Arthur, Sarah (Mrs. David) Obits Jastrow Obits Lorance: Mary Anna, Sarah, David, Eli, Edward E Jul 2020 - Updated Obits P-S -- Sagner Jul 2020 - 1900-1902 News section updates Jul 2020 - Early Allen Co Baseball - 1908 added. 1902 - Leage formation and baseball in Allen County financing questions remain to be transcribed. Feb 2020 - header maintenance and
spelling errors corrected
Dec 2019 - 1900, 1902 News; Early
Allen County KS Baseball; Vegetarian Colony/Octagon City commune
experiment of 1857
Nov 2019 - Allen County Pioneer
Families 1955 Lists [21-27 January 1955 - The Iola Register]
Oct 2019 - Iola Township Cemetery
- combine Township and Iola Township cemetery data as it is one
cemetery. new data entry. - Allen/Woodson county line cemetery, just
north of US54.
Sept 2019 - Dewitt Cemetery -
Humboldt, Allen Co KS data entry
Sept 2019 - Ellison Cemetery -
Humboldt, Allen Co KS data entry
Sept 2019 - Elsmore Cemetery -
Elsmore, Allen Co KS data entry
Sept 2019 - Geneva Cemetery -
Geneva, Allen Co KS data entry
Sept 2019 - Iola / Old Iola City
Cemetery - Iola, Allen Co KS data entry
Sept 2019 - Births from the Iola
Register - 1868-1902 data entry
7 Jul 2019 - Cottage Grove/Oak
Grove/Phillips Cemetery - Humboldt, Allen Co KS data entry
25 Sep 2018 - Geographic features
of the county - transcribed by J.S.
September 2018 - History - Allen
County Pioneers prior to 1861
August 2018 ~ Obits |
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