Hymer, Kansas
1915 Railroad Map of Morris County
Hymer is a ghost town in Diamond Creek Township, Chase County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located northwest of Strong City along Diamond Creek Rd.
History[]
Hymer is a corruption of the surname of Frank and George Hegwer, original landowners.[2]
A post office was opened in Hymer in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[3]
Hymer was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. In 1910, it contained a population of 30.[4]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hymer, Kansas
- ^ "Profile for Hymer, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 893.
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Coordinates: 38°29′10″N 96°41′21″W / 38.48611°N 96.68917°W
Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Chase County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- Kansas geography stubs