Chapter 18 — COUNTIES

18-1,100. Wallace. That the county of Wallace be bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point where the east boundary line of range number thirty-eight west crosses the second standard parallel south; thence west on said standard parallel, to the west line of the state; then…

18-1,101. Washington. The county of Washington is bounded as follows: Commencing at a point where the east line of range five east intersects the base line of the state of Kansas; thence south on said range line, to the first standard parallel; thence west with said parallel, to …

18-1,102. Wichita. The county of Wichita is bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range thirty-five west with the third standard parallel; thence south along range line, to its intersection with the fourth standard parallel; thence west along said…

18-1,103. Wilson. The county of Wilson is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of the county of Woodson; thence south on section line between the second and third tiers of sections, to the sixth standard parallel; thence west with said sixth standard parallel tw…

18-1,104. Woodson. The county of Woodson is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southwest corner of Anderson county; thence south with section lines and the west line of Allen county, to the south line of township twenty-six south; thence west with said township line and the no…

18-1,105. Wyandotte. The county of Wyandotte is bounded as follows: Commencing at a point on the west line of the state of Missouri, opposite the mouth of the Kansas river; thence south on the west boundary line of the state of Missouri, to the south line of township eleven south…

18-101. Allen. The county of Allen is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of Anderson county; thence south with the west boundary of Bourbon county, to the township lines dividing townships twenty-six and twenty-seven; thence west twenty-four miles on said town…

18-102. Anderson. The county of Anderson is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of Franklin county; thence south with the west boundary of Linn county, to the southwest corner of said Linn county; thence west with the section lines, to the corner to sections fo…

18-103. Atchison. The county of Atchison is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of Doniphan county; thence with the south boundary of Doniphan county, to the township line between townships four and five south; thence west with said township line between townsh…

18-104. Barber. The county of Barber is bounded as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of township thirty south, of range fifteen west; running thence east on sectional lines to the northeast corner of township thirty, range eleven west; thence south on sectional lines to…

18-104a. Barbour changed to Barber. That the name of the county of Barbour is hereby changed so as to read "Barber." History: L. 1883, ch. 50, § 1; April 5; R.S. 1923, 18-104, ¶ 2. Revisor's Note: This section was included in the Revised Statutes of 1923 without a section number …

18-105. Barton. The county of Barton is bounded as follows: Commencing where the east line of range eleven west intersects the third standard parallel; thence south on said line, to the southeast corner of township twenty-one south, of range eleven west; thence west on the south …

18-106. Bourbon. The county of Bourbon is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of the county of Linn; thence south on the east line of the state of Kansas, to the southeast corner of section twenty-four, township twenty-seven, range twenty-five; thence west, to …

18-107. Brown. The county of Brown is bounded as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of the county of Doniphan; thence west with the baseline or northern boundary of the state, to the range line between ranges fourteen and fifteen east; thence south with said range line, …

18-108. Butler. The county of Butler is bounded as follows: Commencing where the west line of Greenwood county intersects the south line of Chase county, in the center of range eight east; thence south seven townships; thence west, to the east line of range two east; thence north…

18-109. Chase. The county of Chase is bounded as follows: Commencing at a point where the township line between townships seventeen and eighteen south crosses the western boundary line of Lyon county; thence south with the range line between ranges nine and ten east, to the towns…

18-110. Chautauqua. All that portion of the county of Howard lying south of the township line separating township thirty-one and township thirty-two south shall constitute the territory of a new county hereby created, to be known as the county of Chautauqua; and all that territor…

18-110a. Chautauqua and Elk Counties. Laws 1875, chapter 106, sections 2 to 10, inclusive, included by reference. [Made provisions for carrying into effect the division provided by section 1 [18-110 and 18-125] of the act.] History: R.S. 1923, 18-110, ¶ 2. Revisor's Note: This se…

18-110b. Former county of Howard. G.S. 1868, Chapter 24, section 32, included by reference. [Section defined the boundaries of the county of Howard as follows: "Commencing at the southeast corner of Greenwood county; thence south with the west lines of Wilson and Montgomery count…

18-111. Cherokee. The county of Cherokee is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of the county of Crawford; thence west with the south line of said Crawford county, to the southwest corner of section fourteen, in township thirty-one south, of range twenty-one, e…

18-112. Cheyenne. The county of Cheyenne is bounded as follows: Commencing where the east line of range thirty-seven west intersects the fortieth degree of north latitude; thence south with said range line to the first standard parallel; thence west with said parallel, to the wes…

18-113. Clark. The county of Clark is bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range twenty-one west with the north line of township thirty; thence south on range line, to its intersection with the south line of state of Kansas; thence west along sai…

18-114. Clay. The county of Clay is bounded as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of Riley county; thence west along the south boundary of Washington county, to the sixth principal meridian; thence south with the sixth principal meridian, to the second standard parallel;…

18-115. Cloud. The county of Cloud is bounded as follows: Commencing at a point on the sixth principal meridian where the township line between townships four and five south crosses said meridian; thence south with said sixth principal meridian, to the south line of township eigh…

18-116. Coffey. The county of Coffey is bounded as follows: Commencing at a point three miles north of the southwest corner of Franklin county; thence west with the south boundary of Osage county, to the southwest corner thereof; thence south with the section lines dividing the s…

18-117. Comanche. The county of Comanche is bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the west line of range twenty west with the north line of township thirty-one; thence south along range line, to its intersection with the south boundary line of the state of Kansas;…

18-118. Cowley. The county of Cowley is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of Butler county; thence south, to the thirty-seventh degree of north latitude; thence west with said parallel, to the east line of range two east; thence north with said range line, to…

18-119. Crawford. The county of Crawford is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of Bourbon county; thence south on the east line of the state of Kansas to the southeast corner of section thirteen, township thirty-one, range twenty-five; thence west on sectional…

18-120. Decatur. The county of Decatur is bounded as follows: Commencing on the state line, at the northeast corner of town one, one range line between ranges twenty-five and twenty-six west; thence west on the state line, to the west line of range thirty west; thence south on sa…

18-121. Dickinson. The county of Dickinson is bounded as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of Davis county; thence south on section lines, to the middle of the main channel of the Smoky Hill fork of the Kansas river; thence down said river in the middle of the main chan…

18-122. Doniphan. The county of Doniphan is bounded as follows: Commencing at a point on the west boundary line of the state of Missouri, where it is intersected by the extended base line or north boundary of the state of Kansas; thence west with said base line, to the corner on …

18-123. Douglas. The county of Douglas is bounded as follows: Commencing at the northwest corner of Johnson county, in the middle of the main channel of the Kansas river; thence up the main channel of said Kansas river, to the southwest corner of Leavenworth county; thence north …

18-124. Edwards. The county of Edwards is bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the west line of range twenty west with the north line of township twenty-three; thence south along range line, to its intersection with the north line of township twenty-seven; thence…

18-125. Elk. All that portion of the county of Howard lying south of the township line separating township thirty-one and township thirty-two south shall constitute the territory of a new county hereby created, to be known as the county of Chautauqua; and all that territory lying…

18-126. Ellis. The county of Ellis is bounded as follows: Commencing where the east line of range sixteen west intersects the second standard parallel; thence south with said range line, to the third standard parallel; thence west with said parallel, to the east line of range twe…

18-127. Ellsworth. The county of Ellsworth is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of the county of Lincoln; thence west thirty miles, to range line between ranges ten and eleven west; thence south twenty-four miles, to township lines between townships seventeen…

18-128. Finney. That the county of Finney shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range thirty-one west with the fourth standard parallel; thence south along range line, to its intersection with the north line of township twenty-seven south…

18-128a. Garfield attached to Finney. That the territory hereinafter mentioned, and formerly known as Garfield county, Kansas, is hereby made a municipal township of Finney county, Kansas, to be known as Garfield township, and is hereby attached to Finney county, Kansas, for judi…

18-129. Ford. That the county of Ford shall be bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range twenty-one west with the north line of township twenty-five south; thence south along range line, to its intersection with north line of township thirty sou…

18-130. Franklin. The county of Franklin is bounded as follows: Commencing at the southeast corner of Douglas county; thence south with the west boundary of Miami county, to the southwest corner thereof; thence west with the section lines, to the corner to sections fourteen, fift…

18-131. Geary. The county of Geary is bounded as follows: Commencing at the northeast corner of section twenty-seven, township eleven south, of range eight, east of the sixth principal meridian; thence west on section line, to the southwest corner of section nineteen, township el…

18-131a. Davis changed to Geary. That the name of Davis county, in this state, is hereby changed to Geary county. History: L. 1889, ch. 132, § 1; March 7; R.S. 1923, 18-131, ¶ 2. Revisor's Note: This section was included in the Revised Statutes of 1923 without a section number an…

18-131b. Construction of statutes containing "Davis county." All statutes and parts of statutes in which the name of Davis county occurs shall be construed to apply to Geary county as fully as though the word Geary was substituted for the word Davis in every place in which the na…

18-131c. Validating acts under name of Geary. Laws 1893, chapter 61, included by reference. [Act legalized certain acts done relating to Davis county under the name of Geary county; also provided for the restoration of the name of Davis county on the vote of the electors of said …

18-132. Gove. That the county of Gove be bounded as follows, to wit: Commencing at a point where the east boundary line of range No. twenty-six west crosses the second standard parallel south; thence west on said standard parallel, to a point where said standard parallel crosses …

18-133. Graham. The county of Graham is bounded as follows: Commencing where the east line of range twenty-one west intersects the first standard parallel; thence south, to second standard parallel; thence west, to the east line of range twenty-six west; thence north, to the firs…

18-134. Grant. That the county of Grant is hereby created, bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range thirty-five west with the north line of township twenty-seven south; thence south along range line, to where it intersects the sixth standard pa…

18-135. Gray. That the county of Gray is hereby created, bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range twenty-seven west with the north line of township twenty-four south; thence south along range line, to its intersection with the north line of tow…

18-135a. Gray and Lane counties. Laws 1879, chapter 72, section 8, included by reference. [Part of an act defining the boundaries of certain counties: This section gave the boundaries of "the county of Buffalo" and became obsolete by reason of the creation of Gray county and the …

18-136. Greeley. The county of Greeley is bounded as follows: Commencing at the intersection of the east line of range thirty-nine west with the third standard parallel; thence south along said range line, to where it intersects the fourth standard parallel; thence west along sai…