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Miami CountyKansas
Miami County is a county in Kansas, with its seat in Paola. It was created in 1855 and named after the Miami people.
- Founded1855
- County seatPaola
- Named forMiami people
- Land area576 sq mi + 14 sq mi water
- Population34,191 2020 Census
- Parcels mapped18,405 checked 15 October 2026
Where it is
Miami 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.
The county was created by Kansas Territory in 1855 as Lykins County. It became a state county in 1861 and was renamed Miami that same year.
- 1855Miami County created Lykins (now Miami) created by Kansas Territory from non-county area. · Kans. Terr. Laws 1855, 1st leg., ch. 30, sec. 2/pp. 205-206
- 1857Boundary clarified Lykins (now Miami) boundaries redefined to run on federal land survey lines (no change).no change· Kans. Terr. Laws 1857, 2d leg., sec. 2/p. 38
- 1861Became part of Kansas Lykins (now Miami) became a county in the state of Kansas. · U.S. Stat., vol. 12, ch. 20 [1861]/pp. 126-128; Van Zandt, 138-139
- 1861Renamed Lykins renamed Miami.formerly Lykins· Kans. Laws 1861, 1st leg., ch. 18/p. 114
Land and parcels
What the maps cover in Miami
Who publishes each layer, how good it is, and when we last checked.
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Parcels Fallback
Lot lines and tax-map numbers for 18,405 parcels. Drawn for tax purposes: usually within a few feet of a survey, but not a survey. This copy is a fallback, not the county's own: use it as a guide and check the official record.
edited 29 May 2021 · checked 15 October 2026 -
Address points Official
One point per address, 17,016 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
Miami 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
Miami County's official site
We have found the county's site but not its offices yet; start there.
County government
- County government
The official website of Miami County.
See your own lot on these maps
Open Miami 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 Miami County
- When was Miami County founded?
- Miami County was founded in 1855, and named after Miami people.
- What is the county seat of Miami County?
- The county seat of Miami County is Paola.
- Is there an online parcel map for Miami County?
- Yes. A public source publishes a parcel map of 18,405 parcels, rated fallback here. You can click any parcel on it in Parcel Chart's free map, no sign-in needed.
- Has Miami County's boundary or name changed?
- Miami County was created in 1855. Since then the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries records 2 later changes, chiefly involving Lykins County. It was formerly called Lykins.
- Is my lot in a flood zone?
- We do not have flood maps for Miami 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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