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Leavenworth County, Kansas

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48historic places

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1855formed

81,881pop. 2020

49cemeteries

1CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The National Register of Historic Places includes 48 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1966; 2 are also National Historic Landmarks. Most listings are in or near Leavenworth, Tonganoxie, Linwood.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers

Library of Congress

Newspaper directory data for Kansas is not yet loaded on this site. Browse Leavenworth titles at the Library of Congress.

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

18 of 48 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

48 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
AXA Building	Leavenworth	Building	1972
Abernathy Furniture Company Factory	Leavenworth	Building	2004
Abernathy Furniture Company Factory (Boundary Increase)	Leavenworth	District	2016
Angell, A. J., House	Leavenworth	Building	1977
Arch Street Historic District	Leavenworth	District	2002
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad Passenger Depot	Leavenworth	Building	1986
Begley Bridge	Millwood	Structure	2003
Brewer, David J., House	Leavenworth	Building	1972
Burt, Nathaniel H., House	Leavenworth	Building	1987
Caenen Site	Tongonoxie	Site	2005
Carroll, Edward, House	Leavenworth	Building	1986
Delaware Cemetery	Linwood	Site	2020
Evans Site	Tonganoxie	Site	2004
First Presbyterian Church, Leavenworth	Leavenworth	Building	2006
Fort Leavenworth NHL	Leavenworth	District	1966
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery	Fort Leavenworth	Site	1999
Greenwood Cemetery	Leavenworth	Site	2022
Harris, Senator William A., House	Linwood	Building	1974
Harvey, Fred, House	Leavenworth	Building	1972
Helmers Manufacturing Company Building	Leavenworth	Building	2009
Hollywood Theater	Leavenworth	Building	1990
Holman, Alice and Edwin, Farmstead	Leavenworth	District	2023
Hund School	Leavenworth	Building	2000
Insley, Merritt, House and Outbuildings	Leavenworth	Building	1986
Lamborn, Horace and Rosemond, Farmstead	Leavenworth	Building	2011
Lansing Man Archeological Site	Lansing	Site	1971
Leavenworth County Courthouse	Leavenworth	Building	2002
Leavenworth Downtown Historic District	Leavenworth	District	2002
Leavenworth Historic Industrial District	Leavenworth	District	2002
Leavenworth Public Library	Leavenworth	Building	1986
Leavenworth Terminal Railway & Bridge Company Freight Depot	Leavenworth	Building	2009
Little Stranger Church and Cemetery	Leavenworth	Building	2015
North Broadway Historic District	Leavenworth	District	2002
North Broadway School	Leavenworth	Building	2011
North Esplanade Historic District	Leavenworth	District	1977
Old Union Depot	Leavenworth	Building	1982
Paul Site	Tonganoxie	Site	2005
Powers, David W., House	Leavenworth	Building	1977
Quarry Creek Archeological Site	Leavenworth	Site	1973
Scott Site	Tonganoxie	Site	2004
South Esplanade Historic District	Leavenworth	District	2002
Stonehaven Farm	Tonganoxie	Building	2018
Sumner Elementary School	Leavenworth	Building	2011
Third Avenue Historic District	Leavenworth	District	2002
Union Park Historic District	Leavenworth	District	2002
Western Branch, National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers NHL	Leavenworth	District	1999
William Small Memorial Home for Aged Women	Leavenworth	Building	2020
Zacharias Site (14LV380)	Leavenworth	Site	1987

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Leavenworth was formed in 1855 (1855-08-25) from unknown / original county.

LEAVENWORTH created by Kansas Territory from non-county area.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Leavenworth County population from 1860 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
12,606	32,355	40,940	38,402	41,112	42,361	48,524	54,809	68,691	81,881

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

49 cemeteries and 0 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 49 of 49 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Bethel Cemetery	39.28483	-95.07785
Branscom Cemetery	39.41747	-95.01065
Chance Cemetery	39.00207	-95.01602
Congregational Cemetery	39.00128	-95.03683
Delaware Cemetery	39.24896	-94.87764
Delaware Cemetery	39.24888	-94.87764
Delaware Cemetery	38.96431	-95.09334
Eagle Cemetery	39.18641	-95.12404
Easton Cemetery	39.3398	-95.12357
Elm Grove Cemetery	39.05835	-94.94455
Evergreen Cemetery	39.38315	-95.13346
Fall Creek Cemetery	39.22433	-95.08791
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery	39.35139	-94.93052
Friends Church Cemetery	39.25333	-95.12358
Glenwood Cemetery	39.10831	-94.94527
Greenwood Cemetery	39.28771	-94.93901
High Prairie Cemetery	39.27231	-95.01703
Himpel Cemetery	39.09793	-95.01931
Holy Angels Cemetery	39.14599	-94.9952
Kickapoo Memorial Cemetery	39.39861	-94.96524
Kickapoo Sacred Heart Cemetery	39.39848	-94.9705
Langley Cemetery	39.36149	-95.16117
Leavenworth National Cemetery	39.27591	-94.88987
Lenape Cemetery	39.0079	-94.96082
Little Stranger Cemetery	39.24561	-94.97424
Maple Grove Cemetery	39.09173	-95.08983
Mount Calvary Cemetery	39.26528	-94.92163
Mount Muncie Cemetery	39.26945	-94.88913
Mount Olivet Cemetery	39.28111	-94.90385
Mount Olivet Cemetery	39.33888	-95.06
Mount Sidney Cemetery	39.00188	-95.02397
Oak Hill Cemetery	39.383	-95.09447
Pleasant Ridge Cemetery	39.37902	-95.03446
Reno Cemetery	39.05039	-95.11635
Round Prairie Cemetery	39.41244	-95.07404
Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery	39.40435	-95.13898
Saint Lawrence Cemetery	39.34457	-95.1337
Saint Lawrence Cemetery	39.34459	-95.13363
Saint Thomas Cemetery	39.25971	-95.11909
Sarcoxie Cemetery	39.04094	-95.01856
Sons of Truth Cemetery	39.33021	-94.97759
Springdale Cemetery	39.26699	-95.14162
Starns Cemetery	39.24361	-94.94912
Starns Family Cemetery	39.24111	-94.94581
Sunset Memory Gardens	39.2995	-94.96561
Thorn Hill Cemetery	39.33017	-94.97764
Tonganoxie Cemetery	39.10917	-95.10914
Tonganoxie Cemetery	39.10906	-95.10875
United States Penitentiary Cemetery	39.33132	-94.95059

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Civil War battlefields nearby

ABPP

American Battlefield Protection Program (ABPP) Civil War study areas near this county.

Battlefield	Study acres	Dist.	Site ID
Lawrence	653	31.4 km	KS001

Source: NPS American Battlefield Protection Program Civil War Study Areas (public ArcGIS feature service).

Historical markers

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