Kansas Counties
Lane County, Kansas
| Date Established: | March 20, 1873 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date Organized: | June 03, 1886 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| County Seat: | Dighton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Origin of Name: | For James Henry Lane (1814-1866), a leader of the Free State forces in territorial Kansas and one of the first U.S. senators from the state. During the Civil War, he helped organize several regiments of volunteers, including one of the first black regiments. Never very stable mentally, he committed suicide in July of 1866. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Other Resources: |
Post offices in Lane County Cemeteries in Lane County, As of 1906 Newspapers Available on Microfilm Townships and Independent Cities in Lane County Bibliography Kansas Memory |
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| Links to Other Sites: |
Lane County GenWeb Early Kansas Maps [KanColl] |
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