Milo, Kansas
Milo is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located along a former railroad about half way between the communities of Barnard and Ada.
Milo, Kansas | |
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 KDOT map of Lincoln County (legend) | |
  Milo  Milo | |
| Coordinates: 39°10′20″N 97°58′03″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Lincoln |
| Elevation | 1,299 ft (396 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-46850 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 484773 [1] |
History
Milo was issued a post office in 1872. The post office was discontinued in 1938.[2]
The 1912 cyclopedia of Kansas describes Milo as a "country trading point" on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, with "2 stores, an express office, and a money order postoffice with one rural route." It reported the 1910 population to be 50 people.[3]
The referenced rail line opened in 1888 as a line of the Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad opened from Manchester in the east to Barnard in the west, a 43 mile line, with a stop at Milo. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway the line in 1901.[4] An application was filed in 1983 to abandon this "Minneapolis District" line.[5]
References
- "Milo, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
- Kansas, A Cyclopedia ..., Vol. II, p. 285 (1912)
- Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 23.
- The Minneapolis District, Abandoned Rails, Retrieved 21 February 2022
Further reading
External links
Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Kansas highlighting Lincoln County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
| Ghost towns | ||