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The Bourbon County Courthouse, located at 210 South National Avenue in Fort Scott, is the seat of government of Bourbon County, Kansas. Fort Scott has been the county seat since 1863; it served as the first county seat in 1855, followed by Marmaton. The courthouse was built from 1929 to 1930 by contractors Thogmartin-Reid Construction Company.
Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Scott . [ 2 ] As of the 2020 census , the county population was 14,360. [ 1 ]
Fort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 7,552. [3] [4] It is named for Gen. Winfield Scott. [5] The city is located 88 miles (142 km) south of Kansas City on the Marmaton River.
A post office was established under the name Mapleton in 1857. [5] The first store in Mapleton opened in 1858. [6] In 1861, the name of the town was officially changed to Mapleton, matching the name of the post office. [7] Mapleton was so named for a grove of maple trees near the original town site. [8]
Location within Bourbon County and Kansas KDOT map of Bourbon County ( legend ) Coordinates: 37°50′50″N 94°58′32″W / 37.84722°N 94.97556°W / 37.84722; -94.97556
Garland is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population was 31. [ 2 ] It is located along the Missouri state line 8.5 miles (13.7 km) southeast of Fort Scott .
Marmaton Township is a township in Bourbon County, Kansas, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 815. History.
Marmaton is an unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. [1] The community is located three miles east of Redfield , and two miles south of U.S. Route 54 , at the intersection of 155th Street and Limestone Road.