Roxbury, Kansas
| Roxbury, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Roxbury | |
| Coordinates: 38°33′3″N 97°25′49″W / 38.55083°N 97.43028°WCoordinates: 38°33′3″N 97°25′49″W / 38.55083°N 97.43028°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | McPherson |
Roxbury is an unincorporated community and census-designated place about 14.8 miles east of Lindsborg in McPherson County, Kansas, United States.[1][2] The population was 100 at the 1910 census.
History
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, McPherson County was founded.
Roxbury was established about 1871 as a trading post.[3]
The original name for the area was Colfax City but the name was changed to Roxbury on March 4, 1875 due to an act of legislature.[3]
Notable people
- Duane Earl Pope, convicted bank robber and murderer
Further reading
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Roxbury, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ↑
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 610.
External links
- Historical
- Historic Images of Roxbury, Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library
- Maps
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