Cheyenne County is named for the Cheyenne Native American tribe which resided in the region.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
E – Wallace County, Kansas and Greeley County, Kansas
S – Kiowa County
W – Lincoln County
Created: March 25, 1889 
County Seat:
Cheyenne Wells 1889 – present
County Courthouse – Cheyenne Wells
Location: 51 South 1st Street West / West 1st Street South
Built: 1908 – 1909
Style: Georgian Revival
Architect: John James Huddart of Denver
Contractor: S L Work of Denver
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brickand concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Cheyenne Wells. The building has a raised basement. The south front of the building has a square arch at the first story entrance. A wide white colored band runs below the eaves. Over the entrance is a dormer at the roof level. All of the dormers have two windows and are faced with white metal which is impressed with a deltoid leaf pattern. The dormer on the front facade has a gabled roof dormer with a wreath in the gable. The other three dormers have hipped roofs. The roof is hipped. In the interior, the vestibule in the main entryway has a white colored hexagon mosaic tile floor with patterns in terra cotta, gray-green and dark green tiles. The doorway from the vestibule to the central hall appears to repeat the design of the original outside doorway. The trims and finish are birch. The flooring of the corridors of first and second stories and the stairs and landings are of oak. On the second story is the court room with steel ceiling of massive pattern and beautifully decorated in gilt. The building houses the District Court and County Court of the 15th Judicial District.
See: The architect, John James Huddart of Denver, Colorado, designed courthouses in Colorado in Adams County, Arapahoe County, Custer County, Elbert County, Logan County, Saguache County, Summit County and Washington County and in Nebraska in Deuel County and Garden County.
See: National Register of Historic Places – Cheyenne County Courthouse
See: The 15th Judicial District includes Baca County, Kiowa County and Prowers County.
History: The county was created in 1889 and Cheyenne Wells was selected as the county seat. The county used rented premises. The first and present courthouse was constructed in 1908 to 1909 at a cost of $25,890.
County Courthouse – Cheyenne Wells
Photos taken 2006