Ransomville, Kansas

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Ransomville is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately 2 miles northeast of Williamsburg at the intersection of U.S. 50 highway and Hamilton Road.

History[]

Ransomville was named for J. H. Ransom, who founded the first store around which the town was built up.[1]

A post office was opened in Ransomville in 1881, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1915.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 549.
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

Further reading[]

See also: List of books about Franklin County, Kansas

External links[]

Coordinates: 38°30′23″N 95°25′33″W / 38.50639°N 95.42583°W / 38.50639; -95.42583


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