Pardee, Kansas

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

History

Pardee was platted in 1857, and named for Pardee Butler, a local reverend and abolitionist.^[2] A post office was established at Pardee in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1903.^[3]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pardee (historical)
↑ 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. 407.
↑ "Atchison County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved 9 April 2015.

Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Atchison
Cities	Atchison Effingham Huron Lancaster Muscotah
Unincorporated communities	Arrington Cummings Eden Farmington Good Intent Kennekuk Larkinburg‡ Monrovia Oak Mills Parnell Port Williams Potter St. Pats Shannon
Indian reservations	Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas‡
Townships	Benton Center Grasshopper Kapioma Lancaster Mount Pleasant Shannon Walnut
Ghost towns	Mount Pleasant Pardee
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°29′07″N 95°17′16″W / 39.48528°N 95.28778°W / 39.48528; -95.28778

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