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Ghost town in Kansas, United States
Milo, Kansas
Ghost town
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Coordinates: 39°10′20″N 97°58′03″W / 39.17222°N 97.96750°W / 39.17222; -97.96750
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLincoln
Elevation1,299 ft (396 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-46850
GNIS ID484773

Milo is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. It was located along a former railroad about halfway between the communities of Barnard and Ada.

History

Milo was issued a post office in 1872. The post office was discontinued in 1938.

The 1912 cyclopedia of Kansas describes Milo as a "country trading point" on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, with "2 stores, an express office, and a money order postoffice with one rural route." It reported the 1910 population to be 50 people.

The referenced rail line opened in 1888 as a line of the Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad opened from Manchester in the east to Barnard in the west, a 43 mile line, with a stop at Milo. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway the line in 1901. An application was filed in 1983 to abandon this "Minneapolis District" line.

References

  1. ^ "Milo, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-05.
  3. Kansas, A Cyclopedia ..., Vol. II, p. 285 (1912)
  4. Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 23.
  5. The Minneapolis District, Abandoned Rails, Retrieved 21 February 2022

Further reading

See also: List of books about Lincoln County, Kansas

External links

Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Lincoln Center
Cities
Map of Kansas highlighting Lincoln County
Map of Kansas highlighting Lincoln County
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  • Beaver
  • Cedron
  • Colorado
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  • Franklin
  • Golden Belt
  • Grant
  • Hanover
  • Highland
  • Indiana
  • Logan
  • Madison
  • Marion
  • Orange
  • Pleasant
  • Salt Creek
  • Scott
  • Valley
  • Vesper


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