Barton county impact about kansas state university. Great bend is also the biggest city in barton county. Barton county, kansas free public records searches at black book online. It also includes a farm animal chart on the health and diseases of horses, cows, hogs, and sheep. Nearly in the geographical center of the state, barton county was created by a legislative act in 1867 and was named in honor of clara barton, the founder of the american red cross association. It was made of brick and the corners were made of cut stone. The administrator is responsible for managing the resources and personnel of barton county. The tombstone transcription project barton county cemeteries source.
Barton county, kansas kansapedia kansas historical society. After each book is listed at least one library loction that we know of for these titles. Barton county, kansas history and information page 2. Operations generally involves budget management, staff supervision, fleet and asset control and other duties as assigned by the board of barton county commissioners. In 1886, a group of barton county businessmen formed the central kansas town company and founded the town of hoisington to attract the kansas and colorado railroad to the area. The basic, limited search will include the family surname files, biographical history of barton county, kansas published 1912, family heritage album of barton county, kansas published 1973, and barton county cemeteries three volumes, published ca. As of the 2010 census, the county population was 27,674.
Barton county missouri genealogy, history, maps including. This book was written by the people of cowley county, kansas. Statewide collections are found on the kansas death records page. Great place for you to learn about barton county and kansas history. Its county seat and most populous city is great bend. Barton county historical society museum and village home. In the past, it was a popular stop on the santa fe trail. Barton helped to provide medical supplies to soldiers during the civil war and founded the american red cross in 1881. Situated in central kansas, great bend is the county seat of barton county. If you missed out on the 1st time to order when we ran out, now is your time to get in on the new shipment. The southern half of the county was once part of washington county, which was created by a legislative act in 1855, while the northern portion was first included as part of the unorganized territory. These collections deal in some manner with barton county, missouri. Barton county is named in honor of clara barton, responsible for the founding of the american red cross.
Friendly people to answer your questions about the museum, volunteers help with the schools field trip day for. Barton county colleges offers a variety of history classes from kansas to world history. Welcome to our barton county family history research page. Nearly in the geographical center of the state, barton county, kansas was created in 1867 and was named in honor of clara barton, the founder of the american red cross association. Barton county barton county historical society museum.
This information should be taken as a guide and should be verified by contacting the county andor the state government agency. The kansas historical society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the states history. The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in barton county. Barton county ks peer comparisons by rank and percentile. The county is named in honor of clara barton, responsible for the founding of the american red cross. Organized in 1872, barton county is the only county in the state of kansas named after a woman nurse clara barton, founder of the american red cross and civil war heroinse.
Barton county, kansas, invests in growth to encourage a diverse economy based in agriculture, oil. The barton county historical society has received a new shipment of the barton county missouri history and families book. Because staff is limited, we are not able to do additional research. This atlas and plat book of barton county contains an outline map of the county, plats of all townships with owners names, and a kansas state map showing automobile roads. History of the county and its towns, as well as biographical outlines of many families. Atlas and plat book of barton county, kansas kansas memory. 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. She was responsible for the creating the american red cross. Great bend, ks barton county museum great bend, ks barton county museum great bend, ks barton county museum 2. Statewide collections are found on the kansas marriage records page. Property ownership maps or plat books kansas historical. Worldcat barton county, kansas, marriage books ad, 18721905. Before you throw away items that might be useful in telling the story of barton county, please contact us.
Visit the barton county historical society museum and village for a fascinating glimpse into the past. Barton county historical society museum and village, great bend. Barton county, kansas free public records black book online. Plats of all the townships with owners names, kansas state map showing automobile roads. Information for this chart was taken from various sources, often containing conflicting dates. Barton county, kansas simple english wikipedia, the free. This list is not comprehensive, so be sure to browse manuscript collections by subject. Standard publishing company, 1912 barton county, nearly in the geographical center of the state, is bounded on the north by russell. This page primarily lists records kept at the county level. The explorers camped by the river for two weeks to rest their animals and lay in a. Genealogy trails history group barton county cemeteries source.
Students registered for hybrid, ecompanion or traditional classes that will meet at the barton county campus or at outreach sites in the great bend area may purchase books from the barton bookstore located in the student union. Guide to barton county, kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. The county seat and most populous city is great bend. Barton county kansas historical markers the historical.
Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. This atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in barton county. Barton county kansas section of the 1912 book kansas.
Based on the 2010 census, the county population was 27,674. October 2015 the author of this article is solely responsible for its content. Near midnight, on october 12, 1806, lieutenant zebulon pike and his exploring party, headed to the rockies, reached the arkansas river just south of here. Hoisington, one of the company partners and a prominent businessman in nearby great bend. Collections marked with digitized materials have additional digitized items available. Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your barton county ancestors. The american history and genealogy project barton county cemeteries source. The barton county courthouse is located in lamar, missouri.
The museum and village provides an interesting afternoon walk for visitors from april to november with special events at christmas and other holidays. Barton county historical society museum and village, great bend, kansas. Compiled and edited by kathy weiserlegends of kansas, updated march, 2017. Legends of kansas history, tales, and destinations in the land of ahs. Anderson county history of anderson county, kanas book barton county history of barton county, kansas book bourbon county history of bourbon county, kansas. Barton county, kansas record dates edit edit source. The table below compares barton county to the other 105 counties and county equivalents in kansas by rank and percentile using july 1, 2019 data. Students analyze the complexity of history ranging from documented events to understanding how those events were influenced by mindset, the cultural norm as well as economic, political and religious factors. Select another county to learn more about kstates impact. It has a patrons directory and plats of towns as of the year of publication. Barton county, kansas barton county education, geography, and history.
Barton county books an incomplete list of books, articles and maps on barton county with kansas library locations barton county lookups mike emmerich will do lookups from 1903 plat maps as well as cemetery records for the catholic cemetery in odin barton county bits and pieces. Includes info provided and written by historians and families of cowley county, kansas. Reference books on kansas, barton county, santa fe trail. The clerks office does not do research most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research. Barton county is a county located in the state of kansas. Barton county was established february 26, 1867, and was named for clara harlowe barton.
Great bend, ks, storekeepers lived above their store, or. Barton county historical society museum and village great. This is a very incomplete listing of books, articles, maps, etc. Since we offer many different county history and genealogy cds, please be sure to specify that you wish to order the barton county, missouri history, genealogy and maps cd. Much of the historic text in this articles comes from kansas.