May Day, Kansas

May Day is an unincorporated area in Riley County, Kansas, United States.^[1]

History

A post office called May Day was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1954.^[2] The post office originally was secured on a May Day, hence the name.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: May Day, Kansas
↑ "Post Offices". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 5 January 2017.
↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 83.

Municipalities and communities of Riley County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Manhattan
Cities	Leonardville Manhattan‡ Ogden Randolph Riley
CDP	Fort Riley‡
Unincorporated communities	Bala Keats Lasita May Day Walsburg Winkler Zeandale
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°29′36″N 96°54′49″W / 39.49333°N 96.91363°W / 39.49333; -96.91363

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