Deliverance, Kansas

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Deliverance, Kansas
Ghost town
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Deliverance
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Deliverance
Coordinates: 39°20′10″N99°01′06″W / 39.33611°N 99.01833°W / 39.33611; -99.01833
Country United States
State Kansas
County Osborne
Elevation
1,939 ft (591 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785

Deliverance is a ghost town in Mount Ayr Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.

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History

Initially named Pleasant Plain, the community was first located near the head of Little Medicine Creek. [1] Pleasant Plain was issued a post office in 1878. The post office name was changed to Deliverance in 1894, then discontinued in 1904. [2] The population in 1910 was 20. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 1. Chicago: Standard Publishing Company. p.  507.
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved December 30, 2017.

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