Lane County was organized on June 3, 1886, by Richard Deighton; Thomas Hahn; Joshua Wheatcroft; John Schiereck; and William Walker. The county was named for James H. Lane and contains the town of Dighton. The town of Dighton was named for Richard Deighton, the surveyor who came in 1878 with four homesteaders claiming the four quarters that constituted Dighton.
County Seat: Dighton, Kansas
Date organized: June 3, 1886
County History:
History of Lane County on Kansaspedia
Historic Landmarks, State, National:
- Pottorff Archeological Site
- Dighton Opera House
- Lake Scott State Park
County Historical Society:
- Lane County Historical Museum 333 N. Main Dighton, Kansas 620-397-5652
- Lane County Historical Society on Facebook
Websites about the county