Beaverton, Kansas

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Beaverton, Kansas
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Beaverton
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Beaverton
Coordinates: 39°43′35″N101°09′27″W / 39.72639°N 101.15750°W / 39.72639; -101.15750
Country United States
State Kansas
County Rawlins
Elevation
2,982 ft (909 m)
Population
  Total
0
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
GNIS ID 482487 [1]

Beaverton is a ghost town in Rawlins County, Kansas, United States.

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History

Initially, the community was known as Bird, which was issued a post office in 1880 and a month later changed the name to Beaverton. The post office was discontinued in 1900. [2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. July 1, 1984. Retrieved December 30, 2017.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2018.[ permanent dead link ]

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