Unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas
Buxton is an
unincorporated community in
Wilson County, Kansas, United States.
[1]
History
Buxton had its start in the year 1866 by the building of the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway through that territory.
[2] Buxton was named for a railroad official.
[3]
The post office in Buxton was discontinued in 1921.
[4]
References
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^
"Buxton, Kansas",
Geographic Names Information System,
United States Geological Survey,
United States Department of the Interior
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^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912).
Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 267.
ISBN
9780722249055.
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^ Duncan, L. Wallace (1902).
History of Neosho and Wilson Counties, Kansas. Monitor Printing Company. p. 881.
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^
"Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from
the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
Further reading
External links
37°26′54″N 95°55′14″W / 37.44833°N 95.92056°W / 37.44833; -95.92056