ÿþ<html> <head> <!-- Creation date: 3/30/12 --> <title>Linn County, Kansas - History & Genealogy</title> <meta name="description" content="Genealogy"> <meta name="keywords" content="Linn, Kansas"> <meta name="author" content="David Smith"> <script language="JavaScript"> today=new Date(); cy=today.getFullYear(); </script> </head> <BODY BACKGROUND="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/00KansasGraphics/wagontile.jpg" TEXT="#310003" LINK="#310003" ALINK="#310003" VLINK="#89775F"> <body text="#50000" link="navy" alink="#7D6059" vlink="blue"> <basefont size="3"> <center> <table border="5" width="90%" bgcolor="#EFE0C5" table bordercolor="#50000"> <tr> <td width="25%"><center><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/"> <img src="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/00KansasGraphics/gentrailoval4.jpg" WIDTH="260" HEIGHT="150"></a></center></td> <td width="50%"> <center> <B><FONT SIZE="6" FACE="Tahoma">Welcome to <BR>Linn County, Kansas<BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE="5" FACE="Tahoma">History and Genealogy</FONT></center></td> <td width="25%"><center><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/"> <img src="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/ktbuflogo.jpg" WIDTH="260" HEIGHT="150"></a></center> </td> </tr> </table></center> <center> <FONT FACE="Book Antiqua">Presented by</FONT><p> <ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="5" FACE="Book Antiqua">Kansas Genealogy Trails<BR> </FONT><FONT SIZE="4" FACE="Pristina">a part of </FONT><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/"><FONT SIZE="4" FACE="Pristina">Genealogy Trails</FONT></A><FONT SIZE="4" FACE="Pristina"> <BR></center></font> <P><center><table border="5" width="80%" bgcolor="EFE0C5" table bordercolor="#50000"> <tr><td><B> <p><b><center> <B> <big>Welcome to Kansas Trails - Linn County,<br> Our goal is helping you find your ancestors by placing data online for the Free use of all researchers. <p> If you wish to submit data of any type, it will be graciously accepted and added to this site.<p> <FONT COLOR="#990000">Remember: Submitted data will always be YOURS.<BR> CONTROL of any submitted data is yours.<BR> At any time you can choose to remove it or keep it online </FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#990000"></FONT><B><FONT COLOR="#990000"></big></FONT></B><FONT COLOR="#990000"></FONT></small><small><B><FONT COLOR="#990000"><big> - from</FONT></B> <B><FONT COLOR="#990000"><big> any site - wherever on the web.</FONT></B> <br><br>*** We regret we are unable to perform any personal research ***.<br><br> We thank you for visiting and hope you'll come back soon to view updates we make to this site.<br> </td> </td> </tr> </table></center> <CENTER> <P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"> Your Linn County host is:<br> David Smith<P><A HREF="mailto:linncoks@live.com?subject=Linn%20County%20Kansas%20Trails"><B>EMAIL ME</A> </SPAN></A></B><BR> </CENTER> </P> <P> <center> </td> </td> </tr> </table></center> <p><CENTER><TABLE BORDER="5" WIDTH="80%" bgcolor="#EFE0C5" table bordercolor="#50000" table borderColor="" cellSpacing="3" cellPadding="3" width="80%" border="3"> <td><center> <big>Want to Volunteer? </big><br><br> We're looking for people to put genealogical and historical data online for the free use of all researchers.<br><br> Visit our <br><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/main/volunteerinfo.html"><big>Volunteer Information</A></big><br> page. </center> </td></tr></table></center> <CENTER> <P> <TABLE BORDER="3" CELLPADDING="0" WIDTH="80%" HEIGHT="43" borderColor="#8c6b4a"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER" BGCOLOR="#8C6B4A"> <DIV ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFFBF0">COUNTY HISTORY</FONT></B> </DIV> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <table WIDTH="80%"> <tr><td> <FONT FACE="Maiandra GD">Linn County was organized in 1855. It was named in honor of Lewis F. Linn, a senator from Missouri. <P> Mound City is the county seat. Besides the cities listed below, other communities include: Boicourt, Cadmus, Centerville, Critzer, Dunlay, Farlinville, Goodrich, Mantey and Trading Post. </FONT><B><FONT FACE="Maiandra GD"><BR> </FONT></B> </td></tr></table> <P> <table WIDTH="80%"> <tr> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 18pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <B>Blue Mound</B> </FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 18pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <B>La Cygne</B> </FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 18pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <B>Linn Valley</B> </FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 18pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <B>Mound City</B> </FONT></SPAN> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 18pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <B>Parker</B> </FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 18pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <B>Pleasanton</B> </FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 18pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <B>Prescott</B> </FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 18pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <B></B> </FONT></SPAN> </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <p><CENTER><TABLE BORDER="5" WIDTH="80%" bgcolor="#EFE0C5" table bordercolor="#50000" table borderColor="" cellSpacing="3" cellPadding="3" width="80%" border="3"> <td align="middle" width="80%" colSpan="5"> <p style="MARGIN-TOP: 0px; MARGIN-BOTTOM: 0px"> <span style="LETTER-SPACING: 1pt"><font size="5"><b> ON-LINE DATA<br><font size=2> <TR><tr> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/bios.html">Biographies</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"> <A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/births.html">Births</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/cemetery.html">Cemeteries</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/census.html">Census</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/direct.html">Directories</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/family.html">Family Histories</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/land.html">Land Records</a></FONT></SPAN> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/marriage.html"> Marriages</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> </TR> <TR> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/military.html">Military</a></FONT></SPAN> </td> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/news.html">Newspapers</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><A HREF="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/obits.html">Obituaries</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> <TD WIDTH="25%" ALIGN="CENTER"> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt"><FONT FACE="Book Antiqua"><a href="http://genealogytrails.com/kan/linn/school.html">Schools</a></FONT></SPAN> </TD> </TR> </tr></tD></table></center> <CENTER> <P><B><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 16pt">Have data you'd like to submit for this county?<BR> <BR> </SPAN><A HREF="mailto:linncoks@live.com?subject=Linn%20County%20Kansas%20Data"><SPAN STYLE="Font-Size : 20pt">Submit it here! 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