McAllaster, Kansas

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McAllaster is a ghost town in Logan County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

McAllaster was platted in 1887. [2]

The McAllaster post office was discontinued in 1953. [3]

One house is all that remains of this former community.

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References

  1. "Logan County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  2. "McAllaster". Discover Oakley. Archived from the original on 25 May 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 13 June 2014.

Further reading

Coordinates: 39°0′22″N101°23′30″W / 39.00611°N 101.39167°W / 39.00611; -101.39167