Kansas state historical society gray county information and resources source. Search the worlds most comprehensive index of fulltext books. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 6,006. Gray county historical society receives preservation grant. Named for alfred gray 18301880, secretary of the kansas board of agriculture. Gray county jail commissary account inmate money to. The acrevalue gray county, ks plat map, sourced from the gray county, ks tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Primary sources online from the kansas historical society.
Charleston was a station and shipping point on the atchison, topeka and santa fe railway. Cimarron and ingalls were rival candidates for the county seat. This gray county website is available for adoption. The kansas territory, was organized on may 30, 1854 and the state of kansas was created as the 34th state on january 29, 1861. Nov 15, 2019 images and information about women in kansas history. The gray county wind farm near haggard is the largest wind farm in kansas. Gray county, kansas project gutenberg selfpublishing. Patent book 21, homestead records, registrar of deeds, gray county, kansas family history library. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in gray county. Kansasatlas kansas gray county, kansas people quickfactsgray countykansas population, 2005 estimate 5,8612,744,687 population, percent change, april 1, 2000 to july 1, 2005 0.
A record of the happenings of half a hundred years. Gray county cimarron guide to cimarron, gray county ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Hidden history of kansas by adrian zink, soldiers in the army of freedom. Owk covers a broad range of topics dealing mostly with the american west and more specifically with the history of kansas.
This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. Statewide collections are found on the kansas land records page. See more ideas about kansas, history and historical society. World heritage encyclopedia, the aggregation of the largest online encyclopedias available, and the. Gray county was created march 2, 1881, absorbing the county of. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. There are a number of stores, telegraph and express offices, and a money order.
The voting took place on 31 oct 1885 and both towns claimed victory. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. A post office was opened in charleston in 1908, closed temporarily in 1912, reopened in 19, and was closed permanently in 1944. Historical society historical sites wilder book kansas day laura ingalls wilder classic series my poetry book series missouri. Gray county county code gy is a county located in the u. Gray was created by combining foote county with the southern half of buffalo county. From this point it followed the north bank of the arkansas river to what is now the town of cimmaron, gray county, where it divided, one branch continuing up the arkansas river to the colorado line and the other running in a southwesterly direction. At that time, cimarron had a population of approximately 1500. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. Property ownership maps or plat books kansas historical. A rich and extremely detailed history of johnson county, kansas. The american history and genealogy project adjacent counties. Gray county, kansas government emergency preparedness.
We just worked a roll over accident where speed was a factor. Kansas collection books john matthews produced this selection. See more ideas about kansas, things that bounce and raton pass. Books digitized by the internet archive for the allen county public library genealogy center in fort wayne indiana. Kansas state historical society gray county ksgenweb source. The city was renamed for kansas senator john james ingalls. Charleston is an unincorporated community in gray county, kansas, united states. Gray county emergency management encourages you to put some thought into how you and your family can be prepared for a range of emergency situations. Gray county je okrug u americkoj saveznoj drzavi kanzas. The first post office in ingalls was created in may 1887 with the name soule. Gray county, kansas free public records searches at black book online. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section kansas local histories. Most historical maps of kansas were published in atlases. Gray county, kansas simple english wikipedia, the free.
Local histories are available for gray county, kansas genealogy. Use pigeonly to put money on books on a gray county jail inmate trust account. A post office was opened in haggard in 1914, and remained in operation until 1954. Money from the matching grant will be used to fund the nomination of the soule canal to the national register of historic places and to survey historic.
Gray county is a county located in southwest kansas in the central united states. Gray county includes the cities of cimarron, montezuma, ingalls, copeland and ensign. Gray county, kansas free public records black book online. Chapter 3 the history of johnson county, by ed blair. The gray county historical society was recently awarded the county s first historic preservation fund grant from the national park service through the kansas state historical society. Gray county includes the cities of cimarron, montezuma, ingalls. Cutlers history of the state of kansas was first published in 1883 by a. Ingalls is a city in gray county, kansas, united states. Gray county, kansas wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Within the atlases are historical maps, illustrations, and histories many of which contain family names ideal for genealogical research. In 1887, gray county was organized, having been originally a part of ford county. Genealogy trails history group ford county, kansas source.
Gray county, kansas familypedia fandom powered by wikia. Gray county sheriffs office in kansas, cimarron, kansas. Gray county was created march 2, 1881, absorbing the county of foote and the south onehalf of buffalo. Ingalls, kansas simple english wikipedia, the free. Its county seat and most populous city is cimarron. How to use the naras census microfilm catalogs coming soon. To get started, use the category browser to the left, the search button above, or. Gray county, kansas collection by kansas historical society. Easily find free criminal records, free court records, free arrest records, free arrest warrants search, free corporation records, free divorce records, free marriage records, free property records, free death records and more free. Gray s doniphan county kansas history, 1905, prepared for ksgenweb project. The gray county sheriffs office is a full service law enforcement agency located in beautiful sw kansas proudly serving all. Gray county, kansas livros na amazon brasil 9781156486689.