Monmouth, Kansas

Monmouth is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, USA.^[1]

History

Monmouth was laid out in 1866. It may be the oldest town in Crawford County.^[2] Monmouth was named after Monmouth, Illinois.^[3]

The first post office in Monmouth was established in July, 1866.^[4]

Mounmouth experienced growth in 1879 when a narrow gauge railroad was first extended to that point.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monmouth, Kansas
↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. p. 299.
1 2 A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1905. p. 31.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Girard

Cities	Arcadia Arma Cherokee Frontenac Girard Hepler McCune Mulberry Pittsburg Walnut

Townships	Baker Crawford Grant Lincoln Osage Sheridan Sherman Walnut Washington

CDPs	Chicopee Franklin

Unincorporated communities	Beulah Brazilton Capaldo Cato Coalvale Croweburg Curranville Dry Wood Dunkirk Englevale Farlington Fleming Fuller Greenbush Gross Kirkwood Klendike Kniveton‡ Litchfield Lone Oak Midway Monmouth Opolis Radley Red Onion Ringo South Radley Yale

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

Coordinates: 37°21′47″N 94°56′13″W / 37.36306°N 94.93694°W / 37.36306; -94.93694

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