Walnut Grove, Kansas

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Walnut Grove, Kansas
Ghost town
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Walnut Grove
Coordinates: 39°21′02″N98°03′36″W / 39.35056°N 98.06000°W / 39.35056; -98.06000
Country United States
State Kansas
County Mitchell
Elevation
1,489 ft (454 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
GNIS ID 482031 [1]

Walnut Grove is a ghost town in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States. [1]

History

There were two settlements in Mitchell County with the name Walnut Grove. The first was in Hayes Township with a post office from 1876 to 1881. [2] In 1886, Walnut Grove in Bloomfield Township was issued a post office. This post office was renamed Walnutgrove in 1894, then discontinued in 1901. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 "Walnut Grove, 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 December 30, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved December 30, 2017.


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