Comanche county, ks land for sale 4 listings landwatch. Comanche county, kansas kansapedia kansas historical society. Comanche county county code cm is a county located in the u. December 2015 the author of this article is solely responsible for its content. As a public health precaution due to covid19 coronavirus, all smithsonian museums are closed temporarily and all public programs, events, and tours are canceled through july 1. Quanah parker and the rise and fall of the comanches, the most powerful indian tribe in american history by s. Fifteen cattlemen pooled their holdings into a herd of 80,000 head. Standard atlas of comanche county, kansas kansas memory this atlas shows maps of each township with the names of landowners. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. Comanche county history kansas hardcover january 1, 1981 by comanche county historical society author.
Comanche county history book, volume 1, comanche county. County atlases or plat books contain township maps that show rural landowners. Kansas collection books john matthews produced this selection. Originally part of the kiowa comanche apache reservation, the area was opened to nonindian settlement by lottery on august 6, 1901. Some of my best friends are black by tanner colby i only list this because it has a chapter about kc, discussing actual bootsontheground blockbusting, drilling down into names and techniques. Please use the link directly below to send your queries andor surnames. Following high school i joined the us army as an enlisted soldier, completed infantry basic training, and advanced individual training at fort benning, ga. According to a kiowa tradition, when that tribe moved southward from the country about the black hills, the arkansas river formed the northern boundary of the comanche country. Gray county was created march 2, 1881, absorbing the county of foote and the south onehalf of buffalo. Local histories are available for comanche county, kansas genealogy. Vol ii of comanche county, kansas history covering the 25 years since the publication of the first edition. At that time, the white settlers began to encroach upon the traditional hunting grounds of the plains tribes, including the cheyenne, kiowa, arapaho, and comanche, in great numbers.
As of the 2010 census, the county population was 1,891. List of books about state of kansas which includes historical information about its. At that time, the comanche roamed over the country about the headwaters of the arkansas, red, trinity and brazos rivers in colorado, kansas, oklahoma, and texas. Title sanborn fire insurance map from protection, comanche county, kansas. Native american history in kansas legends of kansas. They are often characterized as lords of the plains and they presided over a large area called comancheria, which came to include large portions of presentday texas, colorado, new mexico, oklahoma and kansas comanche power depended on bison, horses, trading, and raiding. Comanche county historical museum coldwater, ks 67029. Within the atlases are historical maps, illustrations, and histories many of which contain family names ideal for genealogical research. Originally part of the kiowacomancheapache reservation, the area was opened to. Welcome to comanche county, kansas history and genealogy. Comanche county, kansas po box 776 coldwater, ks 67029 phone. Comanche county history book, volume 2, is considered by susan edmonston. With more than 25 years of experience buying and selling outofprint, collectible, and rare books, maps, and ephemera, i am now doing business from my home at at 60 poplar heights rd chanute, ks 66720. Plats of cities are included but city lot owners are not listed.
The comanche horsemen of the plains legends of america. Jackson, jefferson and pottawatomie counties kansas portrait and biographical album sold, no longer available. The kansas territory, was organized on may 30, 1854 and the state of kansas was created as the 34th state on january 29, 1861. Comanche county, from the kansas documentary survey project. Landwatch has hundreds of farms, ranches and other land for sale in comanche county, kansas. It has a patrons directory, and plats of towns as of the year of publication. Comanche county the handbook of texas online texas. Comanche county history kansas volume ii comanche county historical society on. They also include the locations of rural churches, cemeteries, and schools.
If possible, id like something specifically on the political history which is very colorful, but i also want something on the general history of the city. They are often characterized as lords of the plains and they presided over a large area called comancheria, which came to include large portions of presentday texas, colorado, new mexico, oklahoma and kansas. Cutlers history of the state of kansas was first published in 1883 by a. He had six children four who lived beyond infancy by his two wives. The very best source of historical information for the county is comanche county history, published in 1981 by the comanche county historical society, coldwater, kansas. The county is drained by the west cache, cache, and beaver creeks. When the first white men visited the region now comprising the state of kansas, they found it inhabited by four tribes of indians. Do you have books or other reference materiel pertaining to comanche county. Comanche county, kansas comanche county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi kanzas savezna drzava. Its a solid body of land in the southwestern part of comanche county, kansas, and is about two and onehalf miles from north and south by six and onehalf miles east and west, the south line of the ranch being the olhahoma kansas state line. The comanche county historical museum has to be one of the best small town museums in the state, with fourteen rooms full of unbelievably interesting history and artifacts. The comanche county kansas family history pages of the. The image at left is a scan of the embossed front cover artwork on the book, which was designed. Property ownership maps or plat books kansas historical.
Coldwater, kansas, comanche county historical society. Comanche county covers 944 square miles of rolling land with elevations from 650 to 1,700 feet. Please see the guest book archive for comments by site readers with links to the web pages which theyve. Comanche county, kansas genealogy familysearch wiki. Lloyd zimmer, books and maps abebooks chanute, ks, u. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section kansas local histories. History of kearny county, kansas, two volumes, 1973. Comanche county history kansas hardcover january 1, 1981 by comanche county historical society author see all formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Welcome to our comanche county family history research page. Named for the comanche indians, a nomadic tribe of buffalo hunters on the southern plains.
Here youll find record collections, history, and genealogy resources to help you trace your comanche county ancestors. The comanche tribe are a native american nation of the great plains whose historic territory ranged from presentday northcentral texas, eastern new mexico, southeastern colorado, southwestern kansas, western oklahoma, and northern chihuahua, mexico dating back to the early 1500s, the comanche were originally part of the eastern shoshone who lived near the upper reaches of the platte river. Comanche county was first politically organized in 1873. Named for the comanche tribe, comanche county lies within the wichita mountains region and the red bed plains. Standard atlas of comanche county, kansas kansas memory. Comanche county history, comanche county kansas two volumes by. Sanborn fire insurance map from protection, comanche. Based on recent landwatch data, comanche county ranks third among the 105 counties in the state for its total acres of rural properties and land advertised for sale in the county. Bogus records showed a population in the county when in fact none existed. Comanche county, oklahoma, researching ancestry in oklahoma. Books with a connection to comanche county, kansas. Alfred gray, who, at the time of his death january 23, 1880, was secretary of the state board of agiculture sic. While there were some hostilities between whites and indians in kansas before the civil war, the plains indians became a major concern after 1865.
To enter surnames of your ancestors in comanche county, send your surnames to me, with the new comanche county query surname entry form note. Comanche county, kansas public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Comanche county kansas genealogy and history genealogy trails. Its county seat and most populous city is coldwater. For the indian tribe of shoshoean linguistic stock. Comanche county museum in coldwater, kansas wikipedia.
Hidden history of kansas by adrian zink, soldiers in the army of freedom. Guide to comanche county, kansas ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records. The center of the county lies at 3155 north latitude and 9840 west longitude. Organized in 1885, comanche county was named for the native american tribe.
Most historical maps of kansas were published in atlases. Jennings of comanche, county, kansas, and played in a lively band, comprised mostly of the jennings brothers, in coldwater, kansas, on christmas eve 1884. Sometimes there are pictures and a directory of county residents at the end. The comanche county kansas family history pages of the ksgenweb. I have information and many photos of the family of ewry a. Im looking for some good reads on kansas city history. Dickinson 18591951, who lived in comanche county, kansas, from about 1890 to his death in 1951.
Obituary nellie ferrin ely was born november 17, 1888, on the family farm near wilmore, kansas, and passed away on february, 1975, in houston, texas, at the age of 86. Comanche county, oklahoma comanche county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi oklahoma savezna drzava. Zillow has 28 homes for sale in comanche county ks matching. It is our mission that the comanche county sheriffs office serve the citizens and visitors of comanche county by providing professional law enforcement that protects and preserves the constitutional rights of the people and mandates the fair and impartial enforcement of the law. The kansas historical society is a state agency charged with actively safeguarding and sharing the states history. Comanche county history bibliography kansas historical. Affiliated with both the ksgenweb and the usgenweb the comanche county kansas family history pages of the ksgenweb. It was the states largest cattle operation, with some two million acres under its control. Comanche county, ksgenweb is a webpage covering a broad range of genealogical resources related to comanche county kansas. Search usa oklahoma comanche county comanche county.
Its a solid body of land in the southwestern part of comanche county, kansas, and is about two and onehalf miles from north and south by six and onehalf miles east and west, the south line of the ranch being the olhahomakansas state line. Discussion of whether to proceed with publishing another comanche county history book was the main focus of the comanche county historical societys annual meeting. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. Comanche county is a large county in the high plains region of kansas. The county is named for the comanche indians, whose territory once included the area. Old historical city, county and state maps of kansas. The county is named after the comanche native americans. Originally part of the kiowacomancheapache reservation, the area was opened. Users of a webbased email program such as some users of aol, webtv, juno, compuserve and users of msn that have opted to use msn explorers webbased email.
Comanche county, kansas wikimili, the free encyclopedia. Copies of the book are still available through the comanche county museum, 105 w. Property ownership maps or plat books kansas historical society. The creation of a false population allowed the legislature to organize the county and float bonds. The comanche became the dominant tribe on the southern great plains in the 18th and 19th centuries. Wilson oklahoma historical society named for the comanche tribe, comanche county lies within the wichita mountains region and the red bed plains.
Note that in some counties, one or more of these roles may be held by the same individual or office. Comanche county vital records can be found at the kansas office of vital. Comanche county, kansas kansapedia kansas historical. There are three major roles involved in administering property taxes tax assessor, property appraiser, and tax collector. As of the 2010 census, the population was 124,098,1 making it the fourthmost populous county in oklahoma. The comanche cattle pool covered the gypsum hills from the late 1870s to 1885. Jackson, jefferson and pottawatomie counties kansas portrait and biographical album sold, no. Comanche county, kansas article about comanche county. Comanche county, kansas genealogy genealogy familysearch. Foote county held elections as a township of ford county, and gray has done likewise. From notorious bad guy, john wesley hardin, to the father of geology in texas, robert thomas hill, to the beloved uncle mart fleming, visitors to the museum will. Kansas, stevens, seward, meade, clark and comanche counties, to barber county. Title no 292571 creator comanche county historical society coldwater, kansas language english eng en subject kansas, comanche history kansas, comanche biography. Race, real estate, and uneven development, by kevin fox gotham.
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