Marmaton, Kansas
Marmaton, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 37°49′55″N 94°49′29″W / 37.83194°N 94.82472°WCoordinates: 37°49′55″N 94°49′29″W / 37.83194°N 94.82472°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Bourbon |
Township | Marmaton |
Incorporated | 1858 |
Elevation | 853 ft (260 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-44875 [1] |
GNIS ID | 474764 [1] |
Marmaton is an unincorporated community in Bourbon County, United States.[1] The community is located three miles east of Redfield, and two miles south of U.S. Route 54, at the intersection of 155th Street and Limestone Road.
History[]
Marmaton was incorporated in 1858. It was named for the Marmaton River, which crosses the township. Marmaton is a corruption of Marmiton, a French name given by fur traders meaning "scullion".[2]
The mailing address for residents of Marmaton is Fort Scott, Kansas.
Geography[]
The community is located three miles east of Redfield, and two miles south of U.S. Route 54, at the intersection of 155th Street and Limestone Road.
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Marmaton, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ^ Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. pp. 98.
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- Unincorporated communities in Bourbon County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- Southeast Kansas geography stubs