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Cherokee CountyKansas

Cherokee County is in Kansas and has Columbus as its county seat. The county was created in 1855 as McGee County and renamed Cherokee in 1860.

  • Founded1855
  • County seatColumbus
  • Named forCherokee
  • Land area588 sq mi + 3.5 sq mi water
  • Population19,362 2020 Census
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Where it is

Cherokee on the map of Kansas

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History

Founded in 1855

An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.

McGee County was created by Kansas Territory in 1855 from non-county area and attached to Bourbon County for civil and military purposes. McGee was renamed Cherokee in 1860, but the county remained attached to Bourbon for judicial purposes until it was fully organized and detached in 1866. When Kansas became a state in 1861, Cherokee became a county in Kansas; it subsequently gained territory from Neosho in 1866 and lost territory to the creation of Labette and Crawford counties in 1867.

Boundary changes from the Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries; the 5 that matter most are shown first.

  1. 1855
    Cherokee County created McGee (now Cherokee) created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; McGee not fully organized, attached to Bourbon "for civil and military purposes."
    from Bourbon
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, secs. 5, 34/pp. 206, 210
  2. 1860
    Renamed McGee renamed Cherokee. The Legislature authorized the organization of Cherokee, but the provisions of the act were not carried out.
    formerly McGee
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 30/pp. 68-69; HRS Kansas, Cherokee, 5
  3. 1860
    Lost territory Cherokee lost to Dorn (now Neosho). Cherokee remained attached to Bourbon "for judicial purposes."
    to Dornto Neoshoto Bourbon
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 31/p. 70 and ch. 78, sec. 4/p. 133
  4. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Cherokee became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  5. 1866
    Gained territory Cherokee gained from Neosho.
    from Neosho
    · Kans. Laws 1866, 6th leg., ch. 27/p. 78
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  1. 1855
    Cherokee County created McGee (now Cherokee) created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; McGee not fully organized, attached to Bourbon "for civil and military purposes."
    from Bourbon
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, secs. 5, 34/pp. 206, 210
  2. 1857
    Boundary clarified McGee (now Cherokee) boundaries redefined to run on federal land survey lines (no change).
    no change
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 5/pp. 38-39
  3. 1859
    Changed McGee (now Cherokee) remained attached to Bourbon "for judicial purposes."
    Bourbon
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1859, 5th leg., ch. 40, sec. 4/p. 330
  4. 1860
    Renamed McGee renamed Cherokee. The Legislature authorized the organization of Cherokee, but the provisions of the act were not carried out.
    formerly McGee
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 30/pp. 68-69; HRS Kansas, Cherokee, 5
  5. 1860
    Lost territory Cherokee lost to Dorn (now Neosho). Cherokee remained attached to Bourbon "for judicial purposes."
    to Dornto Neoshoto Bourbon
    · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 31/p. 70 and ch. 78, sec. 4/p. 133
  6. 1861
    Became part of Kansas Cherokee became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
  7. 1866
    Gained territory Cherokee gained from Neosho.
    from Neosho
    · Kans. Laws 1866, 6th leg., ch. 27/p. 78
  8. 1866
    Changed Cherokee fully organized, detached from Bourbon.
    Bourbon
    · Kansas Counties, KSHS, http://www.kshs.org/genealogists/places/counties.htm, 20 October 2004
  9. 1867
    Lost territory Cherokee lost to creation of Labette.
    to Labette
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., chs. 29-30/pp. 48-49
  10. 1867
    Lost territory Cherokee lost to creation of Crawford.
    to Crawford
    · Kans. Laws 1867, 7th leg., ch. 32/p. 50
  11. 1868
    Changed Legislature authorized Cherokee to exchange with Labette, dependent on local referendum; election was never held (no change).
    Labette
    · Kans. Laws 1868, 8th leg., gen., ch. 24, secs. 12, 38/pp. 231-232, 238; HRS Kansas, Cherokee, 8-9

Land and parcels

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People and land

Cherokee by the Census

Population
19,362 2020 Census count
Housing units
9,113 2020 Census count
Land area
588 square miles
Water area
3.5 square miles
People per sq mi
33 population ÷ land area

Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Rules and offices

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Questions

Common questions about Cherokee County

When was Cherokee County founded?
Cherokee County was founded in 1855, and named after Cherokee.
What is the county seat of Cherokee County?
The county seat of Cherokee County is Columbus.
Is there an online parcel map for Cherokee County?
Not that we have found yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county assessor's office. When a public parcel map appears, it shows here.
Has Cherokee County's boundary or name changed?
Cherokee County was created in 1855. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 8 later changes, chiefly involving Bourbon County, Neosho County and Crawford County. It was formerly called McGee.
Is my lot in a flood zone?
We do not have flood maps for Cherokee County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

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