Local Wiki
Washington County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- Board of County Commissioners meets
- Mondays at 8:30 a.m. (or Tuesday following a Monday holiday).
- Meeting location
- Washington County Courthouse, 214 C Street, Washington, KS 66968.
- County Clerk
- Diana Svanda · 214 C St., Washington, KS 66968
- Agendas posted at
- https://www.washingtoncountyks.gov
- Board of County Commissioners
- Board of County Commissioners consisting of 3 members elected by district. District 1: Scott Zabokrtsky. District 2: David Willbrant. District 3: Raleigh Ordoyne.
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 (12)
- Barnes
- Clifton
- Greenleaf
- Haddam
- Hanover
- Hollenberg
- Linn
- Mahaska
- Morrowville
- Palmer
- Vining
- Washington (official website, opens in a new tab)
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 (2)
- Barnes
- Washington Co. Schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Emergency services districts (9)
- Clifton Fire District 5
- Linn/Palmer Fire Departments 4
- Washington County Fire District 10
- Washington County Fire District 2
- Washington County Fire District 3
- Washington County Fire District 6
- Washington County Fire District 7
- Washington County Fire District 8
- Washington County Fire District 9
Source: Kansas Fire Districts (Kansas Forest Service)