RICE COUNTY, KS
STERLING – BUSHTON/GENESEO – CHASE/RAYMOND/ALDEN – LYONS – LITTLE RIVER
SANTA FE TRAIL SITES:
CHASE
LYONS
WINDOM
LOCATIONS:
RALPH’S RUTS/KERN RUTS
4 miles west of Chase on Highway 56 and 3/4 mile north on 4th Avenue
LOCATIONS:
COW CREEK CROSSING/
BUFFALO BILL’S WELL
3 miles west of Lyons on Highway 56 and 1 mile south on 12th Avenue
CHAVEZ MURDER SITE
Avenue P 1/2 mile west of 21st Avenue
LOCATIONS:
LITTLE ARKANSAS CROSSING/FRY RUTS
5 miles south of Highway 56, 0.5 mile west of Avenue P/30th Ave. intersection, south side of the road
CHASE
LOCATIONS:
RALPH’S RUTS/KERN RUTS
4 miles west of Chase on Highway 56 and 3/4 mile north on 4th Avenue
LYONS
LOCATIONS:
COW CREEK CROSSING/
BUFFALO BILL’S WELL
3 miles west of Lyons on Highway 56 and 1 mile south on 12th Avenue
CHAVEZ MURDER SITE
Avenue P 1/2 mile west of 21st Avenue
WINDOM
LOCATIONS:
LITTLE ARKANSAS CROSSING/FRY RUTS
5 miles south of Highway 56, 0.5 mile west of Avenue P/30th Ave. intersection, south side of the road
• The geographic center of Kansas is in Rice County
• The county seat is Lyons and the county population is 10,083 (2010 census)
• Rice County is home to Sterling College, the Coronado-Quivira museum, remarkable people and resilient businesses
• The country was named in memory of Samuel Allen Rice, Brigadier-General, United States volunteers, killed April 30th, 1864, at Jenkins Ferry, Arkansas
For events and local attractions: www.ricecountytourism.com or www.ricecounty.us
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