Buxton, Kansas

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Buxton is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History[]

Buxton had its start in the year 1866 by the building of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway through that territory.[2] Buxton was named for a railroad official.[3]

The post office in Buxton was discontinued in 1921.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Wilson County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 267. ISBN 9780722249055.
  3. ^ Duncan, L. Wallace (1902). History of Neosho and Wilson Counties, Kansas. Monitor Printing Company. p. 881.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.

Further reading[]

See also: List of books about Wilson County, Kansas

External links[]

Coordinates: 37°26′54″N 95°55′14″W / 37.44833°N 95.92056°W / 37.44833; -95.92056


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