Geary, Kansas

Geary is a ghost town in Doniphan County, in the U.S. state of Kansas.^[1]

History

Geary was laid out in 1857.^[2] It was named for John W. Geary, third Territorial Governor of Kansas.^[2] A post office was established at Geary in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Geary (historical)
1 2 History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 478.
↑ "Doniphan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Doniphan County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Troy

Cities	Denton Elwood Highland Leona Severance Troy Wathena White Cloud

CDP	Bendena

Unincorporated communities	Blair Brenner Doniphan Fanning Iowa Point Moray Palermo Purcell Sparks

Ghost town	Geary

Indian reservation	Ioway Reservation‡

Townships	Burr Oak Center Independence Iowa Marion Union Washington Wayne Wolf River

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°40′28″N 95°01′54″W / 39.67444°N 95.03167°W / 39.67444; -95.03167

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