Editing Grant County, Kansas (section)

==History==
{{See also|History of Kansas}}
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.<ref name="book1">Ulysses 1885-1909 From Boom to Bust; compiled by The Historic Adobe Museum Staff of Ulysses, Kansas; 2009.</ref>

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.<ref name="book2"/> The initial survey establishing county boundaries was in the summer of 1874.<ref name="book2"/>

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.<ref name="book1"/>

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.<ref name="book1"/>
[[Image:Grant county kansas map 1905 MSTR.png|thumb|alt=Grant County, Kansas Historical Map 1905–1915.|Legend: Green Lines = present highways, Purple circles = springs, at least in wet years, Blue = creeks, major ravines, & river basins, Gold dot triangles = Indian camps, burial sites, Red 1 = Military Redoubt, Red 2 = "Old" Ulysses. Red 3 = Surprise-Tilden, Red 4 = Cincinnati-Appomattox, Red 5 = Lawson, Red 6 = Waterford, Red 7 = Zionville, Red 8 = Golden, Red 9 = Spanish sword found, Red 10 = Shockeyville, Red 11 = "New" Ulysses]]

In October 1888, the county seat election for Grant County resulted in victory for Ulysses, Kansas, election results were:.<ref name="book1"/>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Town Name !! Vote count
|-
| Ulysses || 578
|-
| Appomattox || 268
|-
| Shockeyville || 41
|-
| Golswn || 31
|-
| Spurgeon || 2
|}

In the 1930s, the prosperity of the area was severely affected by its location within the [[Dust Bowl]]. This catastrophe intensified the economic impact of the [[Great Depression]] in the region.

===Early Day Settlements===
* "Old" Ulysses, subsequently moved to New Ulysses in 1909<ref name="book2">{{cite book | title=Grant County, Kansas | publisher=Grant County History Commission | author=Bessire, Fern | year=1982}}</ref>
* Surprise-Tilden<ref name="book2"/>
* Cincinnati-Appomattox<ref name="book2"/>
* Shockey (Shockeyville)<ref name="book2"/>
* Golden<ref name="book2"/>
* Zionville<ref name="book2"/>
* Lawson<ref name="book2"/>
* Waterford<ref name="book2"/>
* Gognac<ref name="book2"/>
* Spurgeon<ref name="book2"/>