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Barber County KSGenWeb is a free genealogical site about the history of the Kansas county. It is a member of KSGenWeb, which is a member of USGenWeb®. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of Barber County ancestors.

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County Coordinator: Rebecca Maloney maloneys7193@gmail.com

State Coordinator: Carolyn Ward

ASC Coordinators: Linda K Lewis and Rebecca Maloney

COUNTY FORMATION

Barber County was organized in 1873. The County Seat was set in Medicine Lodge. The county is nearly in the form of a rectangle, with Kingman County cutting out a six-mile-square block in the northwest corner. The county is thirty-three miles north to south and thirty-six from east to west, with a total area of 1,134 square miles. Named for Thomas W. Barber, a Free State settler in Douglas County, who was killed by pro-slavery forces near Lawrence on 6 December 1855. Name spelled 'Barbour' until it was changed by the Legislature in 1883