Geary, Kansas
Ghost town in Doniphan County, Kansas
Geary is a ghost town in Wayne Township, Doniphan County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
Geary was laid out in 1857.[2] It was named for John W. Geary, third Territorial Governor of Kansas.[2] A post office was established at Geary in July, 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in October, 1905.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Geary, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ a b History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 478.
- ^ "Doniphan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
Further reading
External links
- Doniphan County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Doniphan County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Troy
- Denton
- Elwood
- Highland
- Leona
- Severance
- Troy
- Wathena
- White Cloud
![Map of Kansas highlighting Doniphan County](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ad/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Doniphan_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Doniphan_County.svg.png)
- Bendena
communities
- Geary
‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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39°40′28″N 95°01′54″W / 39.67444°N 95.03167°W / 39.67444; -95.03167
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