Roper, Kansas

Roper is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, in the United States.^[1]

History

Roper was founded in 1886.^[2] It was named Roper in honor of a railroad official.^[3]

The post office in Roper was discontinued in 1933.^[4]

References

↑ "Wilson County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
↑ Duncan, L. Wallace (1902). History of Neosho and Wilson Counties, Kansas. Monitor Printing Company. p. 914.
↑ Duncan, L. Wallace (1902). History of Neosho and Wilson Counties, Kansas. Monitor Printing Company. p. 882.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 20 June 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Wilson County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Fredonia

Cities	Altoona Benedict Buffalo Coyville Fredonia Neodesha New Albany

Unincorporated communities	Buxton Lafontaine Rest Roper Vilas

Townships	Cedar Center Chetopa Clifton Colfax Duck Creek Fall River Guilford Neodesha Newark Pleasant Valley Prairie Talleyrand Verdigris Webster

Coordinates: 37°39′40″N 95°43′58″W / 37.66111°N 95.73278°W / 37.66111; -95.73278

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