Macyville, Kansas

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Macyville is a ghost town in Cloud County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

The Macyville post office, originally called Ten Mile, was established in 1871. It was discontinued in 1905. [2] [3]

Macyville was named for its first postmaster, George W. Macy. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Macyville, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  4. ↑ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 708.

Further reading

39°28′54″N97°48′59″W / 39.48167°N 97.81639°W / 39.48167; -97.81639


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