
Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Doniphan County, Kansas.
Official Website
Doniphan County was established on August 25, 1855, then organized on September 18, 1855. It is named for the U.S. cavalry commander Colonel Alexander W. Doniphan (1808–1887) of Liberty, Missouri, who played an important part in the Mexican–American War.
Adjacent Counties
- Atchison County
- Buchanan County, Missouri
- Brown County
- Holt County, Missouri
- Andrew County, Missouri
- Richardson County, Nebraska
Cities
- Denton
- Elwood
- Highland
- Leona
- Severance
- Troy (County Seat)
- Wathena
- White Cloud
Other Townships & Communities: Bendena, Blair, Brenner, Burr Oak, Center, Doniphan, Fanning, Independence, Iowa, Iowa Point, Marion, Moray, Palermo, Purcell, Sparks, Union, Washington, Wayne and Wolf River
Links
National Register of Historic Places
1882 Plat Book of Doniphan County
