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Anderson County KSGenWeb is a free genealogical site about the history of the Kansas county. It is a member of KSGenWeb, which is a member of USGenWeb®. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of Anderson County ancestors.

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Co-County Coordinator: YOU? If you have a sincere interest in the genealogy of Anderson County, and if you are willing to help others along their family history journey, but website maintenance doesn't appeal to you, consider becoming a Co-CC. As Co-CC you would reply to email inquiries, contribute content, monitor the website, .... Contact me to give it a try.

Temporary County Coordinator: Rebecca Maloney maloneys7193@gmail.com

State Coordinator: Carolyn Ward

Assistant State Coordinators: Linda K Lewis and Rebecca Maloney

COUNTY FORMATION

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.