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.
Coordinates: 39°29′07″N 95°17′16″W / 39.48528°N 95.28778°W
Categories:
- Geography of Atchison County, Kansas
- Ghost towns in Kansas
- 1857 establishments in Kansas Territory
- Kansas geography stubs
- Ghost town stubs