Wabaunsee

18-199. Wabaunsee. The county of Wabaunsee is bounded as follows: Commencing at the Kansas river, at a point where the section line between second and third tiers of section in range thirteen (13) east crosses the said river, in township eleven (11) south; thence south on the said section lines with the west lines of Shawnee and Osage counties, to the corners of sections fourteen (14), fifteen (15), twenty-two (22) and twenty-three (23), in township fifteen (15) south, of range thirteen (13) east; thence west with the section line, to the southwest corner of section fourteen (14), of township fifteen (15) south, of range nine (9) east; thence north with the section line, to the southwest corner of section fourteen (14), in township fourteen (14) south, of range nine (9) east; thence west on section line, to the southwest corner of section fourteen (14), in township fourteen (14) south, of range eight (8) east; thence north on section lines, with the east lines of Morris and Davis* counties, to the northwest corner of section two (2), in township twelve (12) south, of range eight (8) east; thence east with the township line, to the northwest corner of section two (2), in township twelve (12) south, of range nine (9) east; thence north on the section lines with the east line of Riley county, to the middle of the main channel of the Kansas river; thence down said river, in the middle of the main channel thereof, to the place of beginning. History: G.S. 1868, ch. 24, § 75; L. 1870, ch. 40, § 1; L. 1873, ch. 56, § 1; February 25; R.S. 1923, 18-199. Source or Prior Law: Created as "Richardson," Terr. Stat. 1855, ch. 30, § 16; boundaries corrected, Terr. L. 1857, p. 41, § 16; name changed to "Wabaunsee," Terr. L. 1859, ch. 59, § 1; as altered, see Terr. L. 1860, ch. 47, § 1; L. 1871, ch. 53, § 1. Revisor's Note: * Davis county was later changed to Geary county, see 18-131a. Cross References to Related Sections: Construction of statutes containing "Davis county," see 18-131b. CASE ANNOTATIONS 1. Cited in discussing legality of survey of abandoned bed of navigable stream. Pessemier v. Nichols, 153 Kan. 267, 271, 109 P.2d 205. Previous | Next LEGISLATIVE COORDINATING COUNCIL General Policies 2026 Archived LCC Documents Archived LCC Meetings REVISOR OF STATUTES Archived Session Documents Archived School Finance Documents USEFUL LINKS Session Laws Kansas Administrative Regulations OTHER LEGISLATIVE SITES Kansas Legislature Administrative Services Division of Post Audit Research Department Contact Us PDF Help www.ksrevisor.gov 2026