Brazilton, Kansas Explained
Brazilton is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It located along highway K-3.
History
Brazilton was named in 1882 for Thomas Brazil, a farmer who resided there.[1] [2]
A post office was opened in Brazilton in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.[3]
Brazilton was a station and shipping point on the Pittsburg & Chanute division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[4] The railroad tracks were removed in the 1990s.
External links
37.5597°N -94.9575°W
Notes and References
- Book: A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas . The Lewis Publishing Company . 1905 . 307.
- Web site: Profile for Brazilton, Kansas . . 8 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304064003/http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=4483 . 4 March 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 6 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009124740/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ACR . October 9, 2013 .
- Book: Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. . Standard Publishing Company . Blackmar, Frank Wilson . 1912 . 232.
