When was Coffey County founded?

Coffey County was founded in 1855, formed from Anderson County.

What is the county seat of Coffey County?

The county seat of Coffey County is Burlington.

Is there an online parcel map for Coffey County?

Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 8,453 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.

Has Coffey County's boundary or name changed?

Coffey County was created in 1855 from Anderson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Allen County, Godfrey County and Greenwood County.

Who issues septic and well permits in Coffey County?

The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.

Is my lot in a flood zone?

We do not have flood maps for Coffey County yet. Look up the address on FEMA's Flood Map Service Center, which shows the effective flood map for any lot.

County · code 20031

Coffey CountyKansas

Coffey County is a county in Kansas, with its seat in Burlington. The county was created on August 25, 1855.

Founded1855
County seatBurlington
Land area627 sq mi + 27 sq mi water
Population8,360 2020 Census
Parcels mapped8,453 checked 16 October 2026

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Updated 20 October 2026

Census outline · seat marked

History

Formed in 1855 from Anderson County

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

Coffey County was created by Kansas Territory from non-county area on August 25, 1855, and was initially attached to Anderson County for civil and military purposes. The county was fully organized and detached from Anderson on February 17, 1857, and Woodson County was then attached to Coffey for civil and military purposes. Woodson County was fully organized and detached from Coffey on May 22, 1858, and various other counties were temporarily attached to Coffey for judicial purposes over the following years. Coffey became a county in the state of Kansas on January 29, 1861, and in 1886 lost a small area to Lyon County.

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

1855
Coffey County created Coffey created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Coffey not fully organized, attached to Anderson "for civil and military purposes."
from Anderson
25 August 1855 · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, secs. 13, 34/pp. 207, 210
1857
Changed Coffey fully organized, detached from Anderson. Woodson detached from Allen, attached to Coffey "for civil and military purposes."
Anderson Woodson Allen
17 February 1857 · Andreas, 647; Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., pp. 93-95
1858
Changed Woodson fully organized, detached from Coffey.
Woodson
22 May 1858 · Andreas, 1189; Duncan and Scott, 601; "First Proceedings," 3
1860
Gained territory Coffey gained from Osage. Godfrey (later Seward original, extinct) and Greenwood remained attached to Coffey "for judicial purposes." Wilson detached from Allen, attached to Coffey "for judicial purposes."
from Osage from Godfrey from Seward from Greenwood from Wilsonfrom Allen
27 February 1860 · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 41, sec. 10/p. 82 and ch. 78, sec. 4/p. 133
1861
Became part of Kansas Coffey became a county in the state of Kansas. 29 January 1861 · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139

Show all 10 changes (5 more, mostly small adjustments)

1855
Coffey County created Coffey created by Kansas Territory from non-county area; Coffey not fully organized, attached to Anderson "for civil and military purposes."
from Anderson
25 August 1855 · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, secs. 13, 34/pp. 207, 210
1857
Changed Coffey fully organized, detached from Anderson. Woodson detached from Allen, attached to Coffey "for civil and military purposes."
Anderson Woodson Allen
17 February 1857 · Andreas, 647; Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., pp. 93-95
1857
Boundary clarified Coffey boundaries redefined to run on federal land survey lines (no change).
no change
20 February 1857 · Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 13/p. 40
1858
Changed Woodson fully organized, detached from Coffey.
Woodson
22 May 1858 · Andreas, 1189; Duncan and Scott, 601; "First Proceedings," 3
1859
Changed Godfrey (later Seward original, extinct) and Greenwood detached from Allen, attached to Coffey "for judicial purposes."
Godfrey Seward GreenwoodAllen
11 February 1859 · Kans. Terr. Laws 1859, 5th leg., ch. 40, sec. 4/p. 330
1860
Gained territory Coffey gained from Osage. Godfrey (later Seward original, extinct) and Greenwood remained attached to Coffey "for judicial purposes." Wilson detached from Allen, attached to Coffey "for judicial purposes."
from Osage from Godfrey from Seward from Greenwood from Wilsonfrom Allen
27 February 1860 · Kans. Terr. Laws 1860, ch. 41, sec. 10/p. 82 and ch. 78, sec. 4/p. 133
1861
Became part of Kansas Coffey became a county in the state of Kansas. 29 January 1861 · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
1861
Changed Godfrey (later Seward original, extinct), Greenwood, and Wilson detached from Coffey, attached to Woodson "for judicial purposes."
Godfrey Seward Greenwood WilsonWoodson
22 May 1861 · Kans. Laws 1861, 1st leg., ch. 23, sec. 1/p. 123
1886
Lost territory Coffey lost small area to Lyon in section 14, township 20 south, range 13 east. This act gave Lyon access to the Neosho River.
to Lyon
18 February 1886 · Kans. Laws 1886, spec. sess., ch. 38/pp. 58-59
1897
Boundary clarified Boundary between Coffey and Lyon clarified (no change). This act clarified the change of 18 February 1886. While this change is still part of the current official description of Coffey's boundaries, it does not appear to be in effect, and is not reflected on maps, including state highway maps and U.S.G.S. maps dated as early as 1906.
with Lyonwith U.s.g.sno change
12 March 1897 · Kans. Laws 1897, 27th leg., ch. 100/pp. 195-196; Kans. Stats. Anno. 1995, sec. 18-116/p. 570; U.S.G.S., "Burlington Sheet," ed. of Sept. 1894, repr. Dec. 1906

Land and parcels

What the maps cover in Coffey

Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.

Parcels Good enough

Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 8,453 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey.
edited 6 October 2026 · checked 16 October 2026
Address points Official

One point per address, 5,776 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

Coffey by the Census

Population

8,360 2020 Census count

Housing units

3,959 2020 Census count

Land area

627 square miles

Water area

27 square miles

People per sq mi

13 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

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.

Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.

Records

Clerk of court: deeds and plats
County Clerk
from coffeycountyks.org · checked 13 October 2026

Permits

Health department: septic and well 620-364-8631from coffeycountyks.org · checked 13 October 2026

Zoning and code

Planning & Zoningfrom coffeycountyks.org
Form Center • Zoning Questionsfrom coffeycountyks.org

GIS and maps

County GIS and mapsfrom coffeycountyks.org · checked 13 October 2026

County government

County government
The official website of Coffey County.
coffeycountyks.org

See your own lot on these maps

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Questions

Common questions about Coffey County

When was Coffey County founded?: Coffey County was founded in 1855, formed from Anderson County.
What is the county seat of Coffey County?: The county seat of Coffey County is Burlington.
Is there an online parcel map for Coffey County?: Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 8,453 parcels, rated good enough here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
Has Coffey County's boundary or name changed?: Coffey County was created in 1855 from Anderson County. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 7 later changes, chiefly involving Allen County, Godfrey County and Greenwood County.
Who issues septic and well permits in Coffey County?: The county's page on septic systems and wells: Health department: septic and well.
Is my lot in a flood zone?: We do not have flood maps for Coffey 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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