• The dome of the main building of the famous U.S. Penitentiary - The "Big House" - can be seen for miles around. It's a very impressive building.
• Fort Leavenworth has been an active Army post since the early Nineteenth century and is the oldest Army post in continuous existence west of the Missouri River. A self-guided tour includes the Buffalo Soldier Monument and park.

History

Organized in 1855.  County seat, Leavenworth.  From Fort Leavenworth. the most important military post in the West.  It was established in 1827, and was named after Colonel Henry H. Leavenworth, of the United States Army.   Map and text from History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

Cities, Towns, & Villages of Leavenworth County

                           2000
    Town                Population  ZIP         Year  Elevation
    =================   ==========  =========   ====  =========
    Bain City                                            900
    Basehor                  2,238  66007       1965     984
    Cochrane                                             850
    Coldspur                                             850
    East Fairmount                                       969
    Easton                     362  66020                903
    Ettenson                                             815
    Fairmount                                            970
    Fall Leaf                                            825
    Five Points                                         1016
    Hiatt                                                849
    Hoge                                                 854
    Jarbalo                                              900
    Kickapoo                                             900
    Lansing                  9,199  66043       1959     794
    Leavenworth             35,420  66048*      1854     900
    Lenape                                               789
    Linwood                    374  66052                800
    Little Kaw                                           795
    Lowemont                                            1110
    Mahon                                                845
    Maltby                                               780
    Maywood                                              755
    Millwood                                             910
    Reno                                                 853
    Richardson                                           836
    South Basehor                                        962
    Springdale                                          1020
    Stone                                                900
    Tonganoxie               2,728  66086                853
    Wadsworth                                            850
    Xavier                                               900

Libraries

• Basehor Community Library   (913) 724-2828
  2812 N. 155th Street / P. O. Box 1, Basehor, KS 66007
• Lansing Community Library   (913) 727-2929
  108 South Second Street, Lansing, KS 66043
• Leavenworth Public Library   (913) 682-5666
  417 Spruce, Leavenworth, KS 66048
• Linwood Community Library   (913) 723-3686
  302 Main / P.O.Box 80 / Linwood, Ks. 66052
• Tonganoxie Public Library   (913) 845-3281
  301 S. Bury Street, Tonganoxie, KS 66086

Museums

• First City Museum   (913) 682-1866
  C.W. Parker Carousel Museum
  National Fred Harvey Museum
  Museums sponsored by the Leavenworth Historical Museum Association, Inc.
  743 Delaware, Leavenworth, KS 66048
  Open Thur., Fri., & Sat., 10:00a.m. - 4:00p.m. - Admission is free.
   
  
• Lansing Historical Museum   (913) 351-1887
  115 E. Kansas, Lansing, KS 66043
   
  
• Leavenworth County Historical Society - Carroll House Museum   (913) 682-7759
  1128 Fifth Avenue, Leavenworth, KS 66048
   
  
• Frontier Army Museum
  Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027
   
  
• Tonganoxie Historical Museum   (913) 845-2477
  201 W. Washington St. - PO Box 785, Tonganoxie, KS 66086

Leavenworth County School Systems

• USD 207 Ft Leavenworth   (913) 651-7373 Ft Leavenworth
• USD 449 Easton   (913) 651-9740 Easton
• USD 453 Leavenworth   (913) 684-1400 Leavenworth
• USD 458 Basehor-Linwood   (913) 724-1396 Basehor
• USD 469 Lansing   (913) 727-1100 Lansing
• USD 464 Tonganoxie (913) 369-2183 Tonganoxie

Colleges & Universities

• Kansas City Kansas Community College   (913) 651-2111
  225 Cherokee, Leavenworth, KS 66048
• University of Saint Mary   (913) 682-5151 or 1-800-752-7043
  4100 S. 4th Street, Leavenworth, KS 66048

Hospitals

• Cushing Hospital   (913) 684-1100
  711 Marshall St., Leavenworth, KS 66048
• Saint John Hospital   (913) 680-6000
  3500 S. 4th St., Leavenworth, KS 66048

Newspapers

• Basehor Sentinel   (913) 724-1887
  155 & State, Basehor, KS 66007
• Chronicle Shopper   (913) 682-1334
  505 Cherokee, Leavenworth, KS 66048
• Leavenworth Times   (913) 682-0305
  422 Seneca / P.O. Box 144, Leavenworth, KS 66048
• Tonganoxie Mirror   (913) 845-2222
  520 E. Fourth / P.O. Box 920, Tonganoxie, KS 66086

Other Leavenworth County Sites

• Leavenworth County Chapter of the American Red Cross

More Data About Leavenworth County

Genealogy

• Leavenworth County KSGenWeb

Other links

• The Leavenworth-Jefferson Electric Coop

Leavenworth County Offices

• Leavenworth County   (For phone numbers see the phone directory)
  300 Walnut St., Leavenworth, KS 66048
• Extension Service   (913) 250-2300
  500 Eisenhower Rd, Suite 103, Leavenworth, KS 66048

For more about Leavenworth County contact:

• Leavenworth Convention and Vistors Bureau (913) 682-4113
  518 Shawnee/PO Box 44, Leavenworth, KS 66048
• Leavenworth Area Development
  1298 Eisenhower Road / PO Box 151, Leavenworth, KS 66048

References

• The WPA Guide to 1930s Kansas (Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 1984) - reprint