Welcome to Cherokee County, Kansas, home to over 20,000 Kansans. Organized in 1866, the 590 square miles of our county call the city of Columbus our County Seat.

First named McGee in 1855, for E. McGee of Missouri, who was a member of the Territorial Legislature, the county was renamed Cherokee in 1866 from the fact that a large portion of the "Cherokee neutral lands," reservation of that tribe of Indians, was included in the geographical area of the county.

Request For Proposal Comprehensive Plan Development

2023-2027 NRP Application HERE

October CCPC Agenda (Click Here)

2025 Election Dates as follows:

                                                                                                                            General Election November 4, 2025

                                                                                                                                              2025 SAMPLE BALLOTS  

To view the Property Tax Information Sheet, please click here. 

 2025 Unofficial Election Results 

Tax Sale November 20, 2025 At 12:00 p.m. in the Courtroom

List for the Tax Sale Here

Maps are posted on the Treasurer's Page!