Marmaton, Kansas

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Marmaton, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°49′55″N94°49′29″W / 37.83194°N 94.82472°W / 37.83194; -94.82472 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Bourbon
Township Marmaton
Incorporated 1858
Elevation
[1]
853 ft (260 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-44875
GNIS ID 474764 [1]

Marmaton is an unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. [1] The community is located three miles east of Redfield, and two miles south of U.S. Route 54 at the intersection of 155th Street and Limestone Road.

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History

Marmaton was incorporated in 1858. It was named for the Marmaton River, which crosses the township. Marmaton is a corruption of Marmiton, a French name given by fur traders meaning "scullion". [2]

The mailing address for residents of Marmaton is Fort Scott.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marmaton, Kansas
  2. ↑ Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. pp.  98.

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