1895 map of Anderson county, KS courtesy of Pam Reitsch		Anderson county is one of the original counties of Kansas. On May 24, 1854, Kansas officially became a territory and was opened to settlement. Anderson county was formally organized on January 7, 1856, and Garnett became the county seat on April 5, 1859. Greeley, the first town in Anderson county, was surveyed and laid out in April of 1857. Anderson county is bordered by Franklin county on the north, Allen county to the South, Coffey county to the west, and Linn county to the East.
Other Maps of Anderson County: 1878 map , by the KS Agricultural Board 1883 map , from Cutler's History of the State of Kansas

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