Buxton, Kansas Explained

Buxton is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.

History

Buxton had its start in the year 1866 by the building of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway through that territory.[1] Buxton was named for a railroad official.[2]

The post office in Buxton was discontinued in 1921.[3]

External links

37.4483°N -95.9206°W

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 . 267. 9780722249055 .
  2. Book: History of Neosho and Wilson Counties, Kansas . Monitor Printing Company . Duncan, L. Wallace . 1902 . 881.
  3. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 . Kansas Historical Society . 20 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125215/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AWL . October 9, 2013 .

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