Norwood, Kansas

Norwood is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, in the United States.

History

The town was named after Henry Ward Beecher's novel Norwood: or, Village Life in New England.^[1]

A post office was opened in Norwood in 1868, closed in 1870, reopened in 1871, closed again in 1872, reopened in 1874, and closed permanently in 1914.^[2]

Today, the city is considered a ghost town, serving only as a stop on the recreational Midland Railway (Kansas). The town now consists of one house, one train depot, and public restroom facilities.^[3]^[4]

References

↑ "Profile for Norwood, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
↑ "Norwood". www.ghosttowns.com.
↑ "Midland Railway Historical Association". Midland Railway Historical Association.

Municipalities and communities of Franklin County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Ottawa

Cities	Lane Ottawa Pomona Princeton Rantoul Richmond Wellsville Williamsburg

Unincorporated communities	Centropolis Homewood Imes LeLoup Norwood Peoria Ransomville Richter

Ghost town	Minneola Silkville

Townships	Appanoose Centropolis Cutler Franklin Greenwood Harrison Hayes Homewood Lincoln Ohio Ottawa Peoria Pomona Pottawatomie Richmond Williamsburg

Coordinates: 38°42′35″N 95°14′49″W / 38.70972°N 95.24694°W / 38.70972; -95.24694