Gove County KS

Gove County is in the high plains, but the Smoky Hill River has cut a deep valley across it from west to east. This valley has been a natural route west for centuries, and it's lined with geologic splendors like Castle Rock (left) and Monument Rocks (right.)

Grainfield's magnificent Opera House is being restored.
The county is famous for the reptile fossils found in its chalk beds.
Visit the County Seat Cafe in Gove for Sunday breakfast.
The church at Park is a landmark can be seen for many miles.
You can get great beef jerky in downtown Grinnell.

History

Organized September 2, 1886. County seat Gove. In honor of Captain Grenville L. Gove, Eleventh Kansas Cavalry, who died in 1864.

Map and text from History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

The Special Collections of the Ablah Library at WSU contain historical images of Gove County towns: Quinter, Gove, and Grinnell.

The Kansas State Historical Society also has more historical data for Gove County online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.

Prohibition era sign on the store/dance hall at Orion:

Near beer sold here.
Real beer sold near here.

Remembered by Maxine Litson, Gove

Cities, Towns, & Villages of Gove County

                 2000
  Year  Elev  Population Name              ZIP
  ====  ====  ========== ================ =====
        2230             Alanthus
        2634         105 Gove             67736
  1879  2813         327 Grainfield       67737
        2910         329 Grinnell         67738
        2750         151 Park             67751
  1885  2677         961 Quinter          67752

Census Bureau Profile & Map

School Systems

USD 291 Grinnell Public Schools (785) 824-3277 Grinnell
USD 292 Wheatland (785) 673-4213 Grainfield, Gove, Park
USD 293 Quinter Public Schools (785) 754-2470 Quinter
Quinter High School

Museums

Gove County Historical Museum (785) 938-2372 / Gove, KS
Tours available on Sundays during summer from 2-5 p.m.

Newspapers

Gove County Advocate

More Data About Gove County

Economic Development

University of Kansas' County Profile Reports
Statistical data from The Institute for Public Policy and Business Research

Health Data

KDHE's Gove County Health Profile

Genealogy

Gove County KSGenWeb

County Offices

Gove County
PO Box 128, Gove, KS 67736
Extension Service

For more about Gove County contact:

Quinter Chamber of Commerce (785) 754-3750
P. O. Box 35, Quinter, KS 67752

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