Completed -
1926 Architect - Clyde H. Woodruff
Photos: Robert Deering 4/22/2006
1894 Courthouse
Kay County Courthouse 100 Year Celebration October 28, 2026
COUNTY ORGANIZED: Kay
County was created in 1893 from the Cherokee Strip or Cherokee Outlet. COUNTY NAMED FOR:
Originally designated as county
"K",
the
name was later preserved by voters as
"Kay."
COUNTY SEATS:
One -
Newkirk, a town located on the railroad,
became the county seat. COUNTY SEAT NAMED FOR:
The name was chosen to distinguish the site from a former stop on the
Santa Fe Railroad two miles north known as Kirk.