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County Coordinator: Rebecca Maloney

State Coordinator: Carolyn Ward

Assistant State Coordinators: Linda K Lewis and Rebecca Maloney

COUNTY FORMATION

Founded in 1855, Coffey County is an original Kansas County. Coffey County was organized as one of the original 33 counties created by the Territorial Legislature. The initial boundaries were established by the legislature on July 22, 1855, and the county was organized on February 17, 1857. The county contains the cities of Burlington, Gridley, Lebo, New Strawn and Waverly. The county was named for Colonel A. M. Coffey, a resident of Miami County, and member of the Territorial Legislature.
The first church was the Burlington Methodist founded in 1860. The first county fair was held in 1868, and is considered the state's oldest continuous county fair. The first school district was founded in Burlington in 1858.