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Townships

Belmont (defunct)

Center

Eminence (defunct)

Everett (defunct)

Liberty

Neosho Falls

North

Owl Creek (defunct)

Perry

Toronto

City

Yates Center

I've also included townships which are no more.

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This Month's Featured Data

Kansas Historical and Descriptive Review,
Vol. 2: The Eastern Section, 1890

Fulhage & Kesterson Picture & Short Bio

Biographies

Established: August 25, 1855 Most likely named for Daniel Woodson (1824-1894), who served as secretary of Kansas Territory, 1854-1857, including four stints as acting governor. Some other sources suggest it was named for Silas Woodson (1819-1896), a lawyer and politician in St. Joseph, Missouri, who served as governor of that state in the 1870s.

County Seat: Yates Center
Neosho Falls was the original county seat (1858-1873). Kalida was the seat from 1873 to 1874, when it moved to Defiance. Yates Center became the seat after the election of 12 Sept 1876.

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