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NEOSHO County is situated in the second tier of counties from Missouri, and also from the Indian Territory. It is bounded on the north by Allen County, on the east by Bourbon and Crawford, on the south by Labette, and on the west by Wilson County.₁

Organized in 1864. County seat, Erie. The county was originally called Dorn (see Labette), and changed in 1861 to Neosho, after the river which traverses the county from northwest to southeast. The name was given to the river by the Osages.₂

1. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.

2. History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

Biographies
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Goodrich, Walstein D. 1844 -	3K	Mar 2007	Joy Fisher
Cemeteries
Census Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
1865 Neosho County Census
Big Creek Township	18 kb	Aug 1998	Sherryl Barger
Canville Township	29 kb	Aug 1998	Sherryl Barger
Mission Township	11 kb	Aug 1998	Sherryl Barger
Neosho Township	45 kb	Aug 1998	Sherryl Barger
1870 Neosho County Census
Centerville Township	47 kb	Aug 1998	Anita Kay
Chetopa Township	49 kb	Aug 1998	Mary Greve
History - Directories
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Neosho County Medical Directory 1920	5K	Feb 2009	Joy Fisher
Newspaper Articles
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Holstin Birth July 7, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Scott Birth August 18, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
W. C. Lane Attends Brother's Funeral May 5, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Williams Birth August 4, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Obituaries
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Bain, George March 4, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Ball, Johnnie August 3, 1899	2K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Barnes, Charles A. March 19, 1899	2K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Baxter, Minnie E. (Bickering) April 4, 1899	2K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Bickerings Attend Baxter Funeral May 5, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Boner, Hugh May 5, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Double, Nellie April 12, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Essex, Colleen Frances (Lowe) September 21, 2005	2K	Aug 2007	Oz
Hizey, Charles Abraham June 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Lant, Mary May 3, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Magner, Mrs. O. M. June 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Muth, Sarah Catherine (Flora) December 21, 1877	3K	Aug 2006	Bill Boggess
Schoonover, John Rodolphus August 25, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Woodring, Jerry February 28, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Wyant, Robert H. "Bob" June 30, 2004	1K	Aug 2007	Oz
Photos of Tombstones
Thayer Cemetery, Thayer, Kansas
Name(s) on Tombstone	File Size	Date	Submitter
Oscar Fitzallen Brewster and Clarissa Theodosia Brewster	Image 167 KB	Aug 2004	John Jackson
William Burket and Sarah Burket	Image 170 KB	Aug 2004	John Jackson
Milton S. Elliott and Eliza A Elliott	Image 172 KB	Aug 2004	John Jackson
John H. Sperry and Mary E. Sperry	Image 172 KB	Aug 2004	John Jackson
Reuben Woolery and Mary Woolery	Image 172 KB	Aug 2004	John Jackson
Vital Records
Deaths
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Crumrine, William Gordon June 25, 1994	1K	Mar 2008	Amy Crumrine
Marriages
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Bryan, Angie L. - Huff, James L. November 8, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Clough, Bertha - Moore, Lewis March 15, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Cooley, Alta M. - Hines, Will November 5, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Francis, Blanche - Bowers, Ed M. April 19, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Hizey, Hattie - Neely, Byron December 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Magner, Blanche - Summers, Will March 21, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
McNelty, Eva - Strickland, Claud November 8, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Street, Nellie - Culbertson, Will July 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Thurman, Minnie - Dains, Ray December 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr
Underwood, Delila - Barnes, George April 12, 1899	1K	Feb 2009	Kim Kerr

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