Former Counties of Kansas
| County | Dates | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | 1855–1857 | One of 36 Original Counties. | |
| Seward | 1855-67 | One of the Original 36 Counties. Formerly part of Godfroy. Dissolved into Greenwood and Howard Counties. | |
| Hunter | 1855-64 | One of the Original 36 Counties. Dissolved into Butler County. | |
| Irving | 1860-4 | Formed from Hunter County. Dissolved into Butler County. | |
| Otoe | 1860-4 | Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved into Butler County. | |
| Shirley | 1860-5 | Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved into Washington County. | |
| Peketon | 1860-5 | Formed from Unorganized Area and dissolved back into Unorganized Area. | |
| Madison | 1855-61 | One of the Original 36 Counties. Dissolved into Breckenridge and Greenwood. | |
| Howard | 1867-75 | Formed from Seward and Butler Counties. Dissolved into Chautauqua and Elk Counties. | |
| Arapahoe | 1873-83 | Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County. | |
| Buffalo | 1873-81 | Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Gray County. | |
| Kansas | 1873-83 | Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Seward County. | |
| Sequoyah | 1873-83 | Formed from Unorganized Area. Dissolved into Finney County. | |
| Garfield | 1887-93 | Formed from Finney and Hodgeman Counties and merged into Finney County. | |
| Billings | 1873–1874 | Created from Norton County and returned to Norton County. |
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