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The Crawford County Railroad [1] ran from Girard to Walnut in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It was established on February 6, 1884, from the failed Nebraska, Topeka, Iola and Memphis Railroad. The Crawford County Railroad lasted for nine days before being acquired by the Kansas Southern Railroad.
Neosho County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Erie. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 15,904. The county was named for the Neosho River, which passes through the county.
Crawford County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Girard, and its most populous city is Pittsburg. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 38,972. The county was named in honor of Samuel Crawford, the 3rd governor of Kansas. Pittsburg State University is located in Crawford County.
Girard is a city in and the county seat of Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,496.
Florence is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 394. The city was named after the daughter of the third Governor of Kansas Samuel J. Crawford. It is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 77 highways.
The Irish Wilderness is a 16,227-acre (66 km2) wilderness area in the U.S. State of Missouri. The U.S. Congress designated it a wilderness in 1984. The Irish Wilderness is located within the Eleven Point Ranger District of the Mark Twain National Forest, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Alton, Missouri. The Irish Wilderness is one of eight wilderness areas protected and preserved in Missouri.
The Nebraska, Topeka, Iola and Memphis Railroad was founded June 17, 1881, and operated sixteen miles between Walnut, Kansas and Girard, Kansas. It may have originally been planned as a Frisco Railroad branch extension from Joplin, Missouri. On January 1, 1884, it was leased by the Southern Kansas Railroad but was foreclosed on three weeks later. On February 6, 1884, it emerged as the Crawford County Railroad, which was then acquired nine days later by the Kansas Southern Railroad.
Samuel Johnson Crawford was a Union Army officer during the American Civil War, and the third Governor of Kansas (1865–1868). He also served as one of the first members of the Kansas Legislature.
Brazilton is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It located along highway K-3.
Englevale is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
Gross is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
K-146 is a 15.564-mile-long (25.048 km) east–west state highway in eastern Kansas, United States. K-146's western terminus is at U.S. Route 59 (US-59) north of Erie in Neosho County. The eastern terminus is at K-3 northwest of Girard in Crawford County. The main purpose of the route is to serve the small city of Walnut. The highway is two-lanes for its entire length, and no part of it is included in the National Highway System.
Monmouth is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
Yale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 81. It is located northeast of Frontenac at the intersection of E 600th Ave and S 250th St, about 1 miles west of the Missouri state border. The community is home to the Chicken Mary's and Chicken Annie's restaurants.
Midway is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
Fuller is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
Kniveton is an unincorporated community in Cherokee and Crawford counties of Kansas in the United States.
Litchfield is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It is located east of Frontenac at S 250th St and E 570th Ave.
Lone Oak is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
Red Onion is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
Klondike is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.