How did Osborne County get its name

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Topic: How did Osborne County get its name
Conf: Osborne County Queries, Msg: 14548
From: Ardie Grimes (mad_genealogist@yahoo.com)
Date: 8/18/2000 12:49 PM

According to "1001 Kansas Place Names" by McCoy & Hults, the county was named for Vincent B. Osborne, sergeant in the Second Kansas Calvary. After the war, Osborne settled in Ellsworth, where he practiced law and helped organize Ellsworth County.