Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Geary County, Kansas.
Official Website
Geary County was originally named Davis County in 1855 after Jefferson Davis (then the United States Secretary of War). During the American Civil War, when Davis became president of the Confederacy, attempts were made to change the county's name, but both failed. Federal and state census records show it as Davis County from 1860 through 1885. In 1888 the county was renamed in honor of John W. Geary, an early Governor of the Kansas Territory.
Adjacent Counties
Cities, Towns, Townships & Communities
- Alida (extinct)
- Blakely
- Fort Riley
- Grandview Plaza
- Jackson
- Jefferson
- Junction City (County Seat)
- Liberty
- Milford
- Smoky Hill
- Wingfield
- Wreford
Links
First Territorial Capitol of Kansas
Fort Riley - Official Website
National Register of Historic Places
Geary County Historical Society