Rest, Kansas

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Rest is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

A post office was opened in Rest in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955. [2] The community was named by an older settler who intended spend out his years at this locale restfully. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Wilson County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 111.

Further reading

Coordinates: 37°39′11″N95°39′38″W / 37.65306°N 95.66056°W / 37.65306; -95.66056


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