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TOWNSHIPS Belmont (defunct) Center Eminence (defunct) Everett (defunct) Liberty Neosho Falls North Owl Creek (defunct) Perry Toronto     CITIES Yates Center

I've also included townships which are no more. Have an Obit you'd like to submit for this county or any other Kansas county? Submit here!   Join Our Mailing Lists Genealogy Trails Mailing Lists 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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