Ellinor, Kansas

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Location of Ellinor according to a 1914 atlas Kansas Map 1914 Chase Dickinson Marion Morris.jpg
Location of Ellinor according to a 1914 atlas

Ellinor is a ghost town in Toledo Township, Chase County, Kansas, United States. [1] It was located southwest of Saffordville, where the BNSF Railway splits.

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History

Ellinor (or Elinor) had a post office from 1871 until 1881. [2]

Transportation

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway formerly provided passenger rail service to Ellinor along their mainline until at least 1936. [3] As of 2025, the nearest passenger rail station is located in Newton, where Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops once daily on a route from Chicago to Los Angeles. [4]

See also

References

  1. "Ellinor, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  3. "AT&SF 1936 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  4. "Amtrak Southwest Chief" . Retrieved July 27, 2025.

Further reading

38°23′36″N96°25′41″W / 38.39333°N 96.42806°W / 38.39333; -96.42806