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IN THIS SECTION:

Geary County population: 27,947

Communities with a population over 500:

Junction City: County Seat
Population: 18,886
Commute to Fort Riley:

Grandview Plaza
Population: 1,184
Commute to Fort Riley:

Milford
Population:502
Commute to Fort Riley:

 
 

Geary County

Geary County originally was organized in 1855 as Davis County – named after Jefferson Davis, the U.S. Senator and Secretary of War who became President of the Southern Confederacy.  The Legislature changed the name to Geary County in 1869 in honor of John W. Geary, who was Territorial Governor of Kansas from 1856 until March 1857. 

   map of Geary County

The county’s principal community and county seat is Junction City. At the intersection of two trans-American highways, Junction City is a growing economic hub: home to regional and national distribution centers; served by truck, air and railroad transportation. On the western edge of the Flint Hills, it's a true land of opportunity: two industrial parks, one with a rail spur; prime industrial sites on major highways; and a diverse inventory of available building.

In the clear skies, clean air and moderate climate of the Midwest, Junction City is a beautiful and progressive city: within five miles from Kansas' largest reservoir; a short distance to three premier golf courses; home to award-winning schools; peopled by vibrant ethnic and senior communities; and managed by cooperative government agencies with a strong pro-business attitude.

Junction City is a place with room to grow - for your business and your family. It is a small town with big dreams. It is Junction City/Geary County, Kansas.

County/City Contact Information

Libraries

  • Dorothy Bramlage Public Library
    230 W. Seventh
    Junction City, KS 66441
    (785) 238-4311

Museums

  • U.S. Cavalry Museum
    Building 205 (off Sheridan)
    Fort Riley, KS 66442
    (785) 239-2737
    Hours: Monday-Saturday 9:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
    Sunday 12:00-4:30 p.m.; Closed Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's Day

  • 1st Infantry Division Museum
    Building 207 (between Sheridan and Custer)
    Fort Riley, KS 66442
    Phone & Hours: same as U.S. Cavalry Museum

  • Custer House
    Quarters 24 (off Sheridan)
    Fort Riley, KS 66442
    (785) 239-2737
    Hours: Memorial Day-Labor Day
    Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.; Sundays 1:00-4:00 p.m.
    Closed on weekdays

  • First Territorial Capitol  
    Buildings 692 & 693 (off Huebner Road - East of Irwin Army Hospital)
    Fort Riley, KS 66442
    (785) 784-5355
    Hours: Thursday-Saturday 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
    Sunday 1:00-5:00 p.m.
    Closed Monday-Wednesday

  • Geary County Historical Society Museum
    520 N. Adams (6th & Adams Street)
    Junction City, KS 66441
    (785) 238-1666
    In an old stone school

Geary County School Systems

Hospitals

Newspapers

  • The Daily Union
    222 W. Sixth Street
    Junction City, KS 66441
    (785) 762-5000

Geary County Offices

  

 

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