Millbrook, Kansas Explained

Millbrook, Kansas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Millbrook
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within the state of Kansas
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Graham
Established Title:Founded
Elevation Ft:2162
Elevation M:659
Timezone:Central (CST)
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Coordinates:39.35°N -99.8697°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Blank Name:GNIS ID
Blank Info:481947

Millbrook is a ghost town in Graham County, Kansas, United States.

History

Graham County was organized for administrative purposes on April 1, 1880, with 1500 inhabitants in the county and with the first county seat located at Millbrook. The appointed officers were: Clerk, E. P. McCabe; commissioners, E. C. Moses and O. G. Nevins. The first election was held on June 1.

Millbrook was destroyed by a tornado on August 4, 1887.

After the tornado

The county seat was moved to Hill City on March 10, 1888. J.R. Pomeroy, who assisted Mr. Hill in developing Hill City, donated most of the tract of land on which the courthouse was built. This site is still being used for a modern courthouse.

Hill City was chosen as the permanent county seat, and the following officers were elected: Representative, J. L. Walton; commissioners, A. Morton, G. W. Morehouse and J. N. Glover; county clerk, John Deprad; county attorney, J. R. McCowen; register of deeds, H. J. Harrvi; treasurer, L. Thoman; surveyor, L. Pritchard; sheriff, E. A. Moses; coroner, Dr. Butterfield; probate judge, James Gordon.

The post office in Millbrook was established December 5, 1878 and was discontinued August 31, 1889.[1]

Today

The ruins of the limestone schoolhouse still mark the site of where Millbrook once stood, southwest of Hill City.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 10 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009132051/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AGH . 9 October 2013 .