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History
Ransom County was established 4 Jan 1873 and
organized 4 Apr 1881. It is located in the southeastern part
of the state. It was named for
Fort Ransom, which in turn was named for Gen. Thomas Edward
Greenfield Ransom (1834-1864) who died for the Union in the
Civil War. Area ot the county is 863 square miles with the
1980 population at 6714.
The county seat, Lisbon, was founded on September 25, 1880 by Joseph Colton, who was the first to homestead the area. Colton named the town Lisbon, after Lisbon, New York, where he had resided before moving to Frazee, Minnesota. A charter was signed
on March 19, 1883. Colton became the first postmaster, the first chairman of the school board, the first county clerk and the first county register of deeds. Colton was defeated in an election to become the first mayor by two votes (G. B. Green won the position). Colton moved on to Ward County
and founded the town of Burlington. He died in Florida in 1896. Click here for more on past Lisbon residents..
Some Ransom
Villages
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Aliceton
Brockway
Fort Ransom
Miller
Sheldon
Elliott
Venlo
Englevale
Moore
Sheldon Junction
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Buttzville
Little Norway
Williard
Lisbon
Marshall
Greenriver
Mullen
Shenford
Camp Haye
Plymouth
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Sandoun
Griswold
Normanna
Standingrock
Camp Wharton
Wisner
Crossing
Anslem
Owego
Sydna
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Camp Wilson
Enderlin
Fairbault
Forest City
Bonnersville
Penequa
McLeod
The Colony
Coburn
Kidville
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Pigeon Point
Scovill
Roscoe
Hays
Preston
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1895 Ransom County Map
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