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Doniphan County, Kansas, located in the extreme northeastern corner of the state, is bordered on three sides by the Missouri River. Some of its first towns and cities were founded and incorporated around 1854, nearly seven years before Kansas was admitted into the union as a free state.
Doniphan County is the most northeastern county in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Troy, [3] and its most populous city is Wathena. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,510. [1] The county was named after Alexander Doniphan, a Mexican–American War hero.
Doniphan County Courthouse. 120 E. Chestnut St. Troy, KS 66087. 785-985-3513. Helpful Links. Contacts. Events. News. Emergency Text Alerts.
Doniphan County, Kansas, located in the northeastern corner of the state, was one of the 33 original counties formed by the first territorial legislature. Bordered by Nebraska to the north and Missouri to the east, the county has a total area of 398 square miles.
Doniphan County, an original Kansas county, received an important visitor in 1859. Early in Abraham Lincoln’s presidential campaign he spent a few days in three counties in Kansas Territory framing his message. This county was less impacted than many during the years of Bleeding Kansas.
Date Established: August 25, 1855. Date Organized: September 18, 1855. Location: County Seat: Troy. Origin of Name: Named for Col. Alexander W. Doniphan (1808-1887), of Missouri, who commanded a regiment of cavalry during the Mexican War.
The Doniphan County Museum is your place to connect with the history and artifacts of Doniphan County, Kansas and an era of struggles and opportunities faced by people of diverse backgrounds who settled and became neighbors in unsettled times, and made lasting marks on American history.