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.
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.