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Kansas ranks 26th among states and provinces with markers in this database. Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the American Midwest. It is also in the Upper Plains region. Kansas is some 82 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 2.9 million people. The state is divided into 105 counties and 104 of them have entries in this database. In Kansas we have discovered historical markers in 326 cities and towns lying in 329 different ZIP Codes.
There are at least 2,197 historical markers in Kansas, by our count. We have cataloged 2,179 historical markers and 449 war memorials—each individually presented on 2,569 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. Pages for historical markers from this state make up 1.0% of our total. In addition, we are reasonably certain of another 18 historical markers in Kansas that we don’t yet have, and instead show on our Want List. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
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The first Kansas marker in the database, Nicodemus, was added August 6, 2007. It was photographed in Nicodemus in Graham County. The last one added was submitted on March 25, 2024, and titled Great Military Road. It is in Belvue in Pottawatomie County and had been erected in 2015. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, the earliest historical marker we know of in Kansas was erected in 1886. It was this one: Baxter Springs Civil War Memorial, and one of our correspondents found it near Baxter Springs in Cherokee County on July 26, 2009.
Kansans don’t want to forget their Settlements and Settlers history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Kansas about Settlements and Settlers—651 of them—than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Industry and Commerce with 550 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Settlements and Settlers topic was also Nicodemus, added August 6, 2007. It had been erected in Nicodemus in Graham County. The last one submitted was submitted on August 11, 2023, and titled Crossing of Santa Fe Trail. It had been erected in Holcomb in Finney County. One of the earliest marker erected with the Settlements and Settlers topic that we have listed was erected in 1906. More than one was erected in 1906. This is one of them: Santa Fe Trail, found in Dodge City in Ford County on August 22, 2022.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Kansas? What we know is that The Bloody Benders is the most viewed entry in the database from Kansas since it was added in 2012. It is located in Morehead in Montgomery County. It is also the most viewed entry so far this year.
Counties, Cities and Towns
The Kansas county with the most historical markers listed in this database is Sedgwick County, with 131 of them. It is followed by Douglas County with 107 markers. The Wichita area of Sedgwick County has the highest number of markers within its limits, 129. In Douglas County the area with the most markers, 67, is Lawrence.
Checking the database for the city or town in Kansas with the most markers we again find Wichita at the top of the list with 129 markers in or near it. It is followed by Kansas City in Wyandotte County with 96 markers. For the ZIP Code with the most markers it’s 67202 at the top of the list with 79 markers in its delivery area. (ZIP Code 67202 is assigned to Wichita KS.) It is followed by ZIP Code 67601 with 68 markers. (67601 is assigned to Hays KS including the Antonino delivery area.)
Historical Markers Near These Kansas Cities and Towns
Getting back to Sedgwick County, the first marker added to the database from there, Edwin A. Ulrich, was added June 10, 2012. in Wichita. The last one submitted was uploaded on June 7, 2023, and is titled The Munger House, in Wichita. The earliest marker erected in Sedgwick County that we have listed was erected in 1901. It was Spanish-American War Memorial, found in Wichita on October 27, 2012.
There is no organization in charge of erecting official historical markers state-wide in Kansas today but the Kansas State Historical Society was once responsible for erecting the familiar big brown and white historical markers. They erected their first marker in 1938, and we have 234 of their markers in the database. Also, a number of counties have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some cities and towns.
By William J. Toman, May 6, 2017
A Kansas State Historical Society Historical Marker
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Off the Beaten Path
You’ll find that even the smallest, least populated, or most rural areas of Kansas have been marked with history. Check out Greeley County, Gove County and Cheyenne County. We've only found one historical marker in each. Visiting one or more of these parts of Kansas might make for a pleasant road trip, and maybe you’ll discover more historical markers while you’re there. If you do, perhaps you’ll take the time to photograph them and, when you get home, become an HMdb correspondent by adding them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Kansas ranks 26th among states and provinces with markers in this database. Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the American Midwest. It is also in the Upper Plains region. Kansas is some 82 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 2.9 million people. The state is divided into 105 counties and 104 of them have entries in this database. In Kansas we have discovered historical markers in 326 cities and towns lying in 329 different ZIP Codes.
There are at least 2,197 historical markers in Kansas, by our count. We have cataloged 2,179 historical markers and 449 war memorials, each individually presented on 2,569 illustrated, annotated, and searchable pages of the Historical Marker Database. Pages for historical markers from this state make up 1.0% of our total. In addition, we are reasonably certain of another 18 historical markers in Kansas that we don’t yet have, and instead show on our Want List. Our correspondents have been finding and adding hundreds of markers a month to the database from all over the world, so next time you visit this page you will probably find that the numbers here have changed.
Click or scan to see this page online.
The first Kansas marker in the database, Nicodemus, was added August 6, 2007. It was photographed in Nicodemus in Graham County. The last one added was submitted on March 25, 2024, and titled Great Military Road. It is in Belvue in Pottawatomie County and had been erected in 2015. Keeping in mind that the erection date of many markers in the database is not known, the earliest historical marker we know of in Kansas was erected in 1886. It was this one: Baxter Springs Civil War Memorial, and one of our correspondents found it near Baxter Springs in Cherokee County on July 26, 2009.
Kansans don’t want to forget their Settlements and Settlers history. How do we know? Because there are more historical markers in the database from Kansas about Settlements and Settlers, 651 of them, than about any other historical topic. It is followed by Industry and Commerce with 550 markers.
The first marker added to the database with the Settlements and Settlers topic was also Nicodemus, added August 6, 2007. It had been erected in Nicodemus in Graham County. The last one submitted was submitted on August 11, 2023, and titled Crossing of Santa Fe Trail. It had been erected in Holcomb in Finney County. One of the earliest marker erected with the Settlements and Settlers topic that we have listed was erected in 1906. More than one was erected in 1906. This is one of them: Santa Fe Trail, found in Dodge City in Ford County on August 22, 2022.
What is the most interesting historical marker in Kansas? What we know is that The Bloody Benders is the most viewed entry in the database from Kansas since it was added in 2012. It is located in Morehead in Montgomery County. It is also the most viewed entry so far this year.
Counties, Cities and Towns.
The Kansas county with the most historical markers listed in this database is Sedgwick County, with 131 of them. It is followed by Douglas County with 107 markers. The Wichita area of Sedgwick County has the highest number of markers within its limits, 129. In Douglas County the area with the most markers, 67, is Lawrence.
Checking the database for the city or town in Kansas with the most markers we again find Wichita at the top of the list with 129 markers in or near it. It is followed by Kansas City in Wyandotte County with 96 markers. For the ZIP Code with the most markers it’s 6 7 2 0 2 at the top of the list with 79 markers in its delivery area. (ZIP Code 6 7 2 0 2 is assigned to Wichita KS.) It is followed by ZIP Code 6 7 6 0 1 with 68 markers. (6 7 6 0 1 is assigned to Hays KS including the Antonino delivery area.)
Getting back to Sedgwick County, the first marker added to the database from there, Edwin A. Ulrich, was added June 10, 2012. in Wichita. The last one submitted was uploaded on June 7, 2023, and is titled The Munger House, in Wichita. The earliest marker erected in Sedgwick County that we have listed was erected in 1901. It was Spanish-American War Memorial, found in Wichita on October 27, 2012.
There is no organization in charge of erecting official historical markers state-wide in Kansas today but the Kansas State Historical Society was once responsible for erecting the familiar big brown and white historical markers. They erected their first marker in 1938, and we have 234 of their markers in the database. Also, a number of counties have erected historical markers on their streets and roads and within their public areas, as have some cities and towns.
Then there are federal government agencies that put up historical markers, especially in national parks and other areas under their jurisdiction. And finally, there are the numerous public and private organizations and individuals that erect markers. Some do this as a continual endeavor, and others once in a while, to mark something, someone, or someplace they find important or interesting. When one of our correspondents comes across one that satisfies our criteria, we add it to the database.
Off the Beaten Path.
You’ll find that even the smallest, least populated, or most rural areas of Kansas have been marked with history. Check out Greeley County, Gove County and Cheyenne County. We've only found one historical marker in each. Visiting one or more of these parts of Kansas might make for a pleasant road trip, and maybe you’ll discover more historical markers while you’re there. If you do, perhaps you’ll take the time to photograph them and, when you get home, become an HMdb correspondent by adding them to the database. Happy Hunting!
Kansas ranks 26th among states and provinces with markers in this database. Kansas is a state in the United States of America located in the American Midwest. It is also in the Upper Plains region. Kansas is some 82 thousand square miles in size with a population of around 2.9 million people. The state is divided into 105 counties and 104 of them have entries in this database. In Kansas we have discovered historical markers in 326 cities and towns lying in 329 different ZIP Codes. 
