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Rice County, Kansas. Date Established: February 26, 1867. Date Organized: Location: County Seat: Lyons. Origin of Name: In memory of Brig.-General Samuel A. Rice (1828-1864), U. S. Volunteers, who died 6 July 1864 of wounds received at Jenkins' Ferry, Ark.
[3] History. Early history. For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America.
Rice County, Kansas, organized in 1871, was named for Brigadier General Samuel A. Rice, who died in 1864 from injuries sustained while fighting in the Civil War. Rice County was once part of the land that was the old Washington County, Peketon County, and later an enlarged Marion County.
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The Indian life of Rice county forms one of the most fascinating and extensive chapters in its history. This is the more remarkable when one stops to realize that little was known about it until last year, 1927.
Administrative History: Rice is one of the central counties of Kansas, and is part of the area Coronado explored with his men while searching for Quivira. Rice County was created by the State Legislature of 1867 and was organized August 18, 1871.
Feb 1, 2024 · Governor J.M. Harvey organized Rice County on August 18, 1871. Rice County was named in honor of General Samuel A. Rice who was killed in the Battle of Jenkins Ferry during the Civil War. Atlanta, later renamed Lyons, was selected as the county seat.
