Medina, Kansas

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Medina is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

Medina had its start in the year 1865 by the building of the railroad through that territory. [2]

A post office in Medina opened in 1866 and closed in 1901. [3]

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References

  1. "Medina, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  264.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

Further reading

Coordinates: 39°04′40″N95°25′16″W / 39.07778°N 95.42111°W / 39.07778; -95.42111