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RILEY CO KSGENWEB CONTACTS

County Coordinator: Linda K. Lewis

State Coordinator: Tom & Carolyn Ward

COUNTY FORMATION

Riley County by the Kansas Territorial Legislature in August 1855, and named for Mexican-American War general Bennet Riley. Pawnee, the first Territorial Capital of Kansas Territory, was located in the boundaries of Riley County, and is now part of the Fort Riley U.S. Army Post.

County Seat: Manhattan

Townships (14): Ashland, Bala, Center, Fancy Creek, Grant, Jackson, Madison, Manhattan, May Day, Ogden, Sherman, Swede Creek, Wildcat, and Zeandale.