Having moved to the area that is now Miami County with the Wea tribe, he served as chief for several years before his death in 1848.

Baptiste Peoria was also born around 1800, and while he didn't receive formal education like Dagnette, he learned the languages of the Shawnee, Delaware, Pottawatomie, and several more of the Confederated Tribes.

[6] Peoria was of both French and Native American Indian ethnicity, and like Dagnette, served as an interpreter and as a chief for some time.

Some of the Native American Indians stayed in the area (Miami County), and became citizens of the United States.

[7] A notorious path known as the Trail of Death has been officially recognized by the states of Indiana, Illinois, Missouri and Kansas.

The 27-mile trail through the county follows local roads, starting in the north at the intersection of 215th Street and Metcalf Avenue (old U.S. Highway 69).

The county road, 327th Street becomes 6th St, Osawatomie as it turns south and enters the city limits.

On the trip, 42 of the 859 Native Americans died, most of them children and the elderly, from typhoid fever and the stress of the passage.

When they reached Kansas, some Pottawatomie lived for about a decade in Linn County at Sugar Creek Trading Post, which is now St. Philippine Duchesne Memorial Park.

The trail, which marks the route the Pottawatomie took, begins in Rochester, Indiana and meanders through Illinois and Missouri to end in eastern Kansas.

Travelers on the trail today can view artifacts from the Pottawatomie Tribe along with other historical displays at the Miami County Historical Museum located in Paola, 12 E. Peoria St. Those displays include a diary of their trip, which hangs just outside the Early American History Room.

The county's most notable abolitionist was John Brown, who moved to Osawatomie, making it the headquarters for him and his anti-slavery forces.

As a result of this, Osawatomie, as well as the surrounding countryside and communities became the center for several battles and acts of violence during this period.

Lykins was a Baptist missionary to the Native American Indian tribes in the area, and had built a school for them in what is now rural Miami County.

[9] In 1882, a large deposit of natural gas was discovered in rural Miami County, 7 miles (11 km) east of Paola.

Miami County and its cities, Paola, Louisburg, Spring Hill, Osawatomie, and Fontana offer a variety of activities and hobbies.

Among them are golf, hiking, camping, fishing, hunting, horseback riding, water sports, astronomy and a variety of community festivals and events that take place throughout the year.

Forage, including hay, grass silage, etc... tops the crop list with over 54,000 acres (22,000 ha).

[19] Miami County has the Fontana Co-Op for farmers to take harvested crop for storage until ready for market.

The residents near it in the northwest corner of Miami County, purchased the red brick schoolhouse from the school district for $1.

[23] In 1878, a Normal School, one of five in the state of Kansas, was established in Paola by Professor John Wherrell, which flourished for six years.

† means a community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.

The cities of Louisburg, Osawatomie, Paola, and Spring Hill are considered governmentally independent and are excluded from the census figures for the townships.