Bigelow, Kansas Explained

Bigelow, Kansas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Image Map1:Map of Marshall Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Marshall County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Bigelow
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:39.6333°N -96.5044°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Marshall
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1881
Established Title1:Platted
Named For:Alfred Bigelow
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1175
Population Total:0
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:481833

Bigelow is a ghost town in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. It was located six and a half miles southwest of Frankfort.

History

It was founded in 1881[1] and named for General Alfred Bigelow.[2] It was known for its limestone quarries and peaked in population in 1910 at 200.[3]

The post office closed in 1960 and the town was demolished during the construction of Tuttle Creek Lake. All that remains is a historical marker at the intersection of 17th and Zenith Roads and Antioch Cemetery.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. . Standard Publishing Company . Blackmar, Frank Wilson . 1912 . 180.
  2. Book: History of Marshall County, Kansas: Its People, Industries, and Institutions . B.F. Bowen . Foster, Emma Elizabeth Calderhead . 1917 . 162.
  3. Faded Dreams: More Ghost Towns of Kansas by Daniel Fitzgerald. University Press of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas. 1994