Norwood, Kansas

Norwood, Kansas
Ghost Town

KDOT map of Franklin County (legend)
Norwood
Norwood

Location within the state of Kansas

Coordinates: 38°42′35″N 95°14′49″W / 38.70972°N 95.24694°W / 38.70972; -95.24694Coordinates: 38°42′35″N 95°14′49″W / 38.70972°N 95.24694°W / 38.70972; -95.24694[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Franklin
Elevation[1] 948 ft (289 m)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 20-51610 [1]
GNIS feature ID 0484888 [1]

Norwood is a ghost town in north Franklin County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately 1.25 miles (2.01 km) east of U.S. Route 59 on Stafford Rd, and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Franklin-Douglas county line.[1]

History

The town was named after Henry Ward Beecher's novel Norwood: or, Village Life in New England.[2] A post office was established at Norwood in 1868 which closed and reopened a few times until it closed permanently in 1914.[3]

Today, the city is considered a ghost town, serving only as a stop on the recreational Midland Railway. The town now consists of one house, one train depot, and public restroom facilities.[4][5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Norwood, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ "Profile for Norwood, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  4. ↑ "Norwood". www.ghosttowns.com.
  5. ↑ "Midland Railway Historical Association". Midland Railway Historical Association.


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