County · code 20023
Cheyenne CountyKansas
Cheyenne County is a county in Kansas with its county seat at St. Francis, formed in 1873.
- Founded1873
- County seatSt. Francis
- Named forCheyennes
- Land area1,020 sq mi + 1.1 sq mi water
- Population2,616 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped4,903 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Cheyenne on the map of Kansas
Kansas has 105 counties and county equivalents, each with its own records office. Shapes with a page are links.
History
Formed in 1873 from Billings County and Norton County
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Cheyenne County was created in 1873 from Non-County Area 6, initially attached to Billings (now Norton) for judicial purposes. The county was detached from Norton and attached to Decatur in 1881, then to Rawlins in 1883, before being fully organized and detached from Rawlins in 1886. The county was named after the Cheyennes.
- 1873Cheyenne County created Cheyenne created from Non-County Area 6; Cheyenne not fully organized, attached to Billings (now Norton) "for judicial purposes."from Billingsfrom Norton· Kans. Laws 1873, 13th leg., ch. 72, sec. 3/p. 146 and ch. 76, sec. 2/p. 160
- 1879Boundary clarified Cheyenne boundaries redefined (no change).no change· Kans. Laws 1879, 18th leg., ch. 72, sec. 23/pp. 147-148
- 1881
- 1883
- 1886Changed Cheyenne fully organized, detached from Rawlins. · Cheyenne County Historical Society, 11
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Cheyenne
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Good enough
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 4,903 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 2,076 in all from Kansas 911 Coordinating Council NG911 program, hosted by DASC (Data Access and Support Center for the Kansas GIS Policy Board).
edited 13 July 2026 · checked 13 October 2026 -
Buildings Reference
Roof outlines traced from aerial imagery from FEMA Response Geospatial Office with Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). Good for seeing what is on a lot; not accurate enough to set a fence from.
checked 18 October 2026
- Official
- from the office that keeps the record
- Good enough
- a reliable statewide or national copy
- Fallback
- a guide only; check the official record
- Missing
- nothing public found yet
People and land
Cheyenne by the Census
Source: US Census Bureau, 2020 Census; US Census Bureau, 2020 Gazetteer Files. Not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.
Rules and offices
Who to ask before you build, dig or sell
Official county pages only. We link to them; we do not copy them, because they change.
Records
County government
- County government
The official website of Cheyenne County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Cheyenne County on Parcel Chart's free map and click your parcel. Save it with a free account; the full record of your place (site map, projects, documents) is Pro, in early access.
Questions
Common questions about Cheyenne County
- When was Cheyenne County founded?
- Cheyenne County was founded in 1873, formed from Billings County and Norton County, and named after Cheyennes.
- What is the county seat of Cheyenne County?
- The county seat of Cheyenne County is St. Francis.
- Is there an online parcel map for Cheyenne County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 4,903 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Cheyenne County's boundary or name changed?
- Cheyenne County was created in 1873 from Billings County and Norton County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 3 later changes, chiefly involving Decatur County, Rawlins County and Norton County.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Cheyenne 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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