Q: There’s only one county seat in Kansas that’s located in three different counties. Name the county seat where portions of the city limits spill over into three different counties.
Buffalo Bill Sculpture near Oakley, Kan. (Flickr Photo by Daniel McLean)
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Oakley, in northwest Kansas, is the county seat of Logan County. Situated in the far northeast part of Logan County, the city of Oakley also spills over into the neighboring counties of Thomas and Gove. Contrary to popular belief, the city is not named for the famous Wild West sharpshooter Annie Oakley. One of the town’s founding fathers, David Hoag, named the community after his mother, Elizabeth Oakley Gardner Hoag. Despite this fact, the town embraces the idea that its name is often confused with the more famous of the two Oakleys. Indeed, if you visit this town, you can stay at the Annie Oakley Motel.
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