Bigelow, Kansas
| Bigelow, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Ghost town | |
 KDOT map of Marshall County (legend) | |
  Bigelow, Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 39°38′00″N 96°30′16″W / 39.63333°N 96.50444°WCoordinates: 39°38′00″N 96°30′16″W / 39.63333°N 96.50444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Marshall |
| Elevation | 1,175 ft (358 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 785 |
| GNIS feature ID | 481833[1] |
Bigelow was a town in Marshall County, Kansas. It was located six and a half miles southwest of Frankfort. It was founded in 1881[2] and named for General Alfred Bigelow.[3] It was known for its limestone quarries and peaked in population in 1910 at 200.[4] The post office closed in 1960 and the town was demolished during the construction of Tuttle Creek Lake. All that remains is a historical marker at the intersection of 17th and Zenith Roads and Antioch Cemetery.
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 180.
- ↑ Foster, Emma Elizabeth Calderhead (1917). History of Marshall County, Kansas: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 162.
- ↑ Faded Dreams: More Ghost Towns of Kansas by Daniel Fitzgerald. University Press of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas. 1994
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