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Cherokee County
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The Cherokee County community is proud of its history. Baxter Springs recently reconstructed an earth-berm fort, Fort Blair, from the Civil War era. The Tri-State marker in the corner of the county marks the spot where Kansas, Missouri and
Oklahoma join.
About 80 percent of the land in Cherokee County is considered prime farm land. Much of this is utilized with cultivated crops. U.S. Dept. of Commerce classifies Cherokee County as a manufacturing county.
Paddlefish can be found in the Neosho River and numerous strip pits that have been converted to fishing areas.
To learn about our community, and the economic development opportunities, contact Pat Collins, Chairman of the Cherokee County Commission at P.O. Box 14, Columbus, KS 66725.
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Total Population: 21,950
Cities:
Baxter Springs - 4,348
Columbus - 3,313
Galena - 3,212
Roseland - 99
Scammon - 484
Treece - 147
Weir - 771
West Mineral - 239
Form of Government:
Three-member county commission
Industrial Sites:
Medical Services:
Maude Norton Memorial City Hospital, Columbus
Contacts:
County Clerk
(620) 429-2042
County Appraiser
(620) 429-3984
County Treasurer
(620) 429-3848
Registrar of Deeds
(620) 429-3777
Economic Development
(620) 429-3132
SRS
(620) 429-3014
(620) 795-2236
Chamber of Commerce:
(620) 429-1492
Newspaper:
Columbus Daily Advocate
(620) 429-2773
Baxter Springs News
(620) 856-4081
Baxter Springs Courier
(620) 856-5163
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P.O. Box 1261 Pittsburg, KS 66762
(620) 235-4039