Bayneville, Kansas

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Bayneville is an unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located on S 87th W between W 71st S and W 79st S.

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History

Bayneville had its start by the building of the Missouri Pacific Railroad through that territory. [2] [3] It was named for Judge Bayne, a railroad promoter. [3]

A post office was opened in Bayneville in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934. [4]

Education

The community is served by Clearwater USD 264 public school district.

References

  1. ↑ "Bayneville, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  162.
  3. 1 2 Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications.
  4. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.

Further reading

37°33′15″N97°26′38″W / 37.55417°N 97.44389°W / 37.55417; -97.44389

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