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Erie, Kansas

Erie, Kansas

Visit our Erie Museum, relax by the Neosho River, enjoy a malt in our soda fountain, play a round of golf, relax in our Library, have a good meal, and spend the night - all in Erie, Kansas.

The county seat of Neosho County, Erie is on highway US59 in the valley of the Neosha River and about a mile northeast. Downtown Erie has nice old buildings and a pleasant park. Down the street, the sign on the front of the Erie Record proudly boasts "Since 1876."

Erie is famous for its annual free Bean Feed where thousands of guests share a free meal. One of the huge pots dating back to 1873 used for cooking beans sits in front of the courthouse.

Erie is unusual in that the city can generate electricity for the town's needs and still be able to sell large amounts to commercial utilities. The city is also rebuilding its infrastructure to prepare for the new century.

Originally a town called Erie, now referred to as "Old Erie," was started two miles northwest of the present town site, and two miles southeast another town was started named Crawfordsville. The proprietors of the two towns made a compromise with each other, agreed to abandon both places and selected the present townsite for the new location. This was in 1866.

Attractions and Upcoming Events

Erie Veteran's Memorial

Dedicated in July, 2008, the Erie Veteran'

Erie, KS Memorials

Mem-Erie Historical Museum

Susan Beth Janssen's 1800's Dress. Mem-Erie Museum has various collections that we wish to preserve for our children and grandchildren. We feel it is of great value to Erie and the surrounding area. We want to encourage the general public to feel that these are their ancestors and their history.

Erie, KS Museums

Prairie Ridge Golf Club

Formerly known as Country Meadows Golf Club, this public nine-hole course is fairly open, but is reasonably difficult. The original sand greens were replaced with bent grass in 1995. There are ponds that come into play on four holes and the terrain is hilly. Par 36, 3,007

Erie, KS Golf Courses

Things to do near Erie, KS

Coffey County Cemeteries

The Coffey County Museum features a large genealogy library with cemetery listings, obituaries, all county newspapers from 18...

Crystal Lake

Just south of Garnett, offers a quiet, shady park, complete with ducks and geese for feeding. It is excellent for fishing in ...

Neosho Wildlife Area Fishing

Sportsmen are encouraged to take advantage of fishing, which is normally allowed from March 1 to October 1. Fishing for fla...

John Redmond ORVs

Two popular areas are the Otter Creek Offroad Vehicle Area and the Hickory Creek Trail. The Otter Creek ORV area is located a...