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Linn CountyKansas
Linn County is a county in Kansas, established in 1855 and covering 594 square miles, with county seats in Linnville, Mound City, and Paris.
- Founded1855
- County seatLinnville and Mound City and Paris
- Named forLewis F. Linn
- Land area594 sq mi + 12 sq mi water
- Population9,591 2020 Census
Where it is
Linn 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
Founded in 1855
An old deed may name a county that no longer exists, or a boundary that has since moved.
Linn County was created by Kansas Territory on August 25, 1855 from non-county area, and became a county in the state of Kansas on January 29, 1861. The county was named after Lewis F. Linn.
- 1855Linn County created Linn created by Kansas Territory from non-county area. · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, sec. 3/p. 206
- 1857Boundary clarified Linn boundaries redefined to run on federal land survey lines (no change).no change· Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 3/p. 38
- 1861Became part of Kansas Linn became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Linn
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Missing
No public parcel map found for Linn County yet. Lot lines and owners of record are kept by the county (linncountyks.com).
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Address points Official
One point per address, 9,291 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
Linn 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.
Inside a city or town, permits usually come from that city rather than the county.
Permits
County government
- County government
The official website of Linn County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Linn 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 Linn County
- When was Linn County founded?
- Linn County was founded in 1855, and named after Lewis F. Linn.
- What is the county seat of Linn County?
- The county seat of Linn County is Linnville and Mound City and Paris.
- Is there an online parcel map for Linn 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 Linn County's boundary or name changed?
- Linn County was created in 1855. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 1 later change.
- Who issues building permits in Linn County?
- The county's page on building permits: Codes & Permits. Inside a city or town, ask that city first.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Linn 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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