Ellsworth County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Ellsworth. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 6,376. The county was named after Fort Ellsworth.
Ellsworth County Courthouse in Ellsworth (2013)
The Smoky Hill River is a 575-mile (925 km) river in the central Great Plains of North America, running through Colorado and Kansas.
Smoky Hill River near Assaria, Kansas
Cattle crossing the Smoky Hill River at Ellsworth (photo by A. Gardner, 1867).