In 1873, the part of Kansas west of Range 25 was divided into 25
new counties. The new counties were Decatur, Rawlins, Cheyenne, Sheridan,
Thomas, Sherman, Lane, Buffalo, Foote, Meade, Scott, Sequoyah, Arapahoe,
Seward, Wichita, Kearny, Greeley, Hamilton, Stanton, Kansas, Stevens, and Grant.
Grant
County, Kansas was named after Ulysses S. Grant, the 18th President of the
United States (1869–1877), and incumbent president at the time of the county's
formation. The initial survey establishing county boundaries was in the
summer of 1874.
In
1883, Kearny, Sequoyah, Arapahoe, Kansas, Stevens, Meade, Clark and Grant
counties disappeared. Hamilton, Ford, Seward, and Hodgeman counties enlarged
and Finney County was created. Grant County was split with the western portion
becoming a part of Hamilton County and the eastern portion becoming a part of
the newly created Finney County.
On
June 9, 1888, Grant County was again established as a Kansas county, with
original county boundaries, with the first officers of the new Grant County
being sworn in on June 18, 1888.
In October 1888, the county seat election for Grant County
resulted in victory for Ulysses, Kansas, election results were.