Records from Hamilton County

Abstract: This collection consists of journals and records created by Hamilton County's District Court (journals of attachments, court proceedings, juries, Timber Culture Act compliance, notaries, orders of sale and redemptions, and physicians' registry), County Treasurer (financial records), and County Engineer (architectural specifications and drawings for the county Law Enforcement Center in Syracuse, Kansas).

Administrative History: Hamilton County, established on March 20, 1873, was named after Alexander Hamilton (1757-1804), Revolutionary War veteran, author of The Federalist, and the first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury. It is located in southwest Kansas, with the State of Colorado bordering it on the west, Greeley County on the north, Kearny County on the east and Stanton County on the south.

Hamilton County has an area of 998 square miles of land, which makes it three-fourths the size of Rhode Island, and its population in 2000 was 2,670. Syracuse and Coolidge are the two incorporated communities in Hamilton County. Syracuse is the county seat.

[Hamilton County Kansas, "Welcome to Hamilton County Kansas," http://www.hamiltoncountyks.com/ (Accessed June 22, 2009.)]

[Kansas State Historical Society, "Kansas Counties -- Hamilton County, Kansas," http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_counties/view/county:HM (accessed 23 December 2010.)]