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Osborne county is bounded on the north by Smith County, on the east by Mitchell and Lincoln, on the south by Russell and on the west by Rooks. It contains 900 square miles and 576,000 acres of land. The north fork of the Solomon River runs diagonally through the two northeastern townships, and the south fork of the same stream runs entirely through the county from west to east, confining itself to the seventh range of townships.₁

Organized in 1871. County Seat Osborne. Named in honor of Vincent B. Osborne, Private of Company A, Second Kansas Cavalry, who lost his right leg January 17, 1865, on the steamer Anna Jacobs on the Arkansas River. ₂

1. William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas
published in 1883 by A. T. Andreas, Chicago, IL.

2. History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899)

Biographies
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Mohler, Martin 1830 - 1903	4K	Sep 2006	Joy Fisher
Neiswanger, William A. 1858 -	4K	Sep 2006	Joy Fisher
Cemeteries
History - Directories
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
Osborne County Medical Directory 1920	3K	Feb 2009	Joy Fisher
Military Records
Description	File Size	Date	Submitter
1883 Pension List	19 kb	Nov 1997	Kenneth Thomas

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