Ewell, Kansas

Ewell is a ghost town in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located about 3.5 miles southwest of Conway Springs at 0.25 mile southeast of the intersection of N Bluff Rd and W 60th Ave N, next to an abandoned railroad.[2]

KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County

History

Ewell was located next to a former railroad between Conway Springs and Argonia.

Ewell had a post office between 1885 and 1906.[3]

This community no longer exists, though a modern home and its buildings exist on the site.

Education

The rural area around the former community is currently served by Conway Springs USD 356 public school district.

References
  1. "Ewell, 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, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 601.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Sumner County, Kansas

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