Breckenridge County, Kansas

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Breckenridge County, Kansas was a former county in the U.S. state of Kansas that was later renamed Lyon County during the Civil War era.

All labels observed (2)

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Statements (19)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former county ⓘ
administrativeDivisionOf State of Kansas ⓘ
linked to: Kansas
country United States of America ⓘ
followedBy Lyon County, Kansas ⓘ
hasCapitalSuccessorCountySeat Emporia (in Lyon County, Kansas) ⓘ
linked to: Lyon County, Kansas
hasSuccessorAdministrativeUnit Lyon County, Kansas ⓘ
historicalEra American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
laterRenamedAs Lyon County, Kansas ⓘ
locatedIn Kansas ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ
eastern Kansas ⓘ
namedAfter John C. Breckinridge ⓘ
namedForRoleOfEponym Confederate general ⓘ
U.S. Vice President ⓘ
partOf U.S. state of Kansas ⓘ
linked to: Kansas
reasonForRenaming Unionist sentiment during the American Civil War ⓘ
association of John C. Breckinridge with the Confederacy ⓘ
spellingVariantOfName Breckinridge County, Kansas ⓘ
status defunct county ⓘ

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Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lyon County, Kansas → originalName → Breckenridge County, Kansas ⓘ
Breckenridge County, Kansas → spellingVariantOfName → Breckinridge County, Kansas ⓘ
linked to: Breckenridge County, Kansas