Local Wiki
Gove County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Every other Monday at 8:15 a.m. (if holiday, moved to following business day).
- Meeting location
- Gove County Office Building, 520 Washington St, Suite 103, Gove, KS 67736.
- County Clerk
- Bonnie Cook · 520 Washington St., Gove, KS 67736
- Agendas posted at
- https://govecountyks.gov/board-of-county-commissioners/
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1 (Chairman): Charles Kuntz. District 2: Joe Schmidtberger. District 3 (Vice Chairman): Adam Teeter.
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (6)
- Gove City
- Grainfield
- Grinnell
- Oakley (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Park (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Quinter
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (3)
- Grinnell Public Schools
- Quinter Public Schools
- Wheatland
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (8)
- Gove Rural Fire Department
- Grainfield Fire Department
- Grinnell City and Rural Fire Department
- Lane County Rural Fire District #1
- Logan County Fire District
- No Organized Fire Dist.
- Park Fire Department
- Quinter Fire and Rescue Department
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)