To order images and/or obtain permission to use them commercially, please contact the KSHS Reference Desk at KSHS.reference@ks.gov or 785-272-8681, ext. 117.
For more information see the Copyright and Permission FAQ.
In order for an unorganized county to be recognized by the state of Kansas, a certain number of householders/legal electors had to petition the governor. The governor would appoint a census taker. Initially, unorganized counties were required to document that they had at least 600 inhabitants in order to be recognized as a county by the state legislature. Over time the number of residents needed to organize a county changed to 1500 and later to 2500 residents. The census was submitted to the governor who then issued a proclamation indicating that the requirements had been met, appointing county commissioners and a county clerk, and naming a county seat. Not all of these documents are available for each county.
Included in this file is a census of Wallace County, a memorial to the governor, and two proclamations from the governor appointing county officials and designating Sharon Springs as the temporary county seat.
Creator: Kansas. Secretary of State
Date: 1868-1889
Item Number: 217185
Call Number: Kansas. Secretary of State's Office, County Organization files, ca. 1861-1912
KSHS Identifier: DaRT ID: 217185
Collections - State Archives - Secretary of State
Date - 1861-1869
Date - 1870s
Date - 1880s
Government and Politics - Local Government - County
Government and Politics - State Government - Governors - Martin, John Alexander
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Census
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Letter
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Petition
Objects and Artifacts - Communication Artifacts - Documentary Artifact - Proclamation
Places - Cities and towns - Sharon Springs
Places - Counties - Wallace
Thematic Time Period - Immigration and Settlement, 1854 - 1890
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Censuses
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Government records - Proclamation
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Letters
Type of Material - Unpublished documents - Petition
http://www.kansasmemory.org/item/217185