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Location of Morris County, Kansas

Morris County


 
County Seat: Council Grove
Founded: 1858
Population:
    ·   6,104   (2000)
    ·   6,198   (1990)
    · 11,967   (1900)
Standard Abbreviation: MR
Morris County courthouse in Council Grove, Kansas. Photo by Susan Howell

History

Map of Morris County, KS in 1899
 
Map and text from History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)
Organized as Wise in 1855.  County seat, Council Grove.  Originally named for Henry A. Wise, who was Governor of Virginia during the John Brown seizure of Harper's Ferry.  The execution of that "grand old man," at Charlestown, December 2, 1859, was one of the last acts of Wise's administration.  Name was changed to Morris in February, 1859, in honor of Thomas Morris, a United States Senator from Ohio in 1832, who distinguished himself as an opponent of slavery.  He died in 1844.
 
 
William G. Cutler's History of Kansas, first published in 1883, tells about early Morris County.
 
The Kansas State Historical Society has historical data for Morris County online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.
 
The Special Collections of the Ablah Library at WSU contain historical images of Burdick, Dwight, Latimer, and Wilsey.

Cities, Towns, & Villages of Morris County

                           2000
    Town                Population  ZIP         Year  Elevation
    =================   ==========  =========   ====  =========
    Burdick                         66838               1455
    Council Grove            2,321  66846       1847    1233
    Delavan                         67449               1502
    Diamond Springs                                     1370
    Dunlap                      81  66846       1878    1186
    Dwight                     330  66849               1490
    Helmick                                             1420
    Kelso                                               1318
    Latimer                     21              1871    1413
    Parkerville                 73                      1350
    Skiddy                                      1870    1230
    White City                 518              1871    1470
    Wilsey                     191  66873               1510
Census Bureau Profile & Map

Special Places in Morris County

Libraries

Museums

Morris County School Systems

Hospitals

Newspapers

More Data About Morris County

Economic Development Health Data

Genealogy

References

Morris County Offices

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