Mooney Creek, Kansas Explained

Mooney Creek is an unincorporated community in northeastern Jefferson County, Kansas, United States. It is named for Mooney Creek, a right-hand tributary of Big Stranger Creek.^[1]

History

The first settler was said to be a man named Thomas Mooney, who arrived there not long after the Kansas Territory was opened up for settlement in 1854.^[2] The first Catholic Church in the area, Corpus Christi, was founded as a mission parish in 1857 and held services in the homes of parishioners, with the first church built in 1872. The present church was built in 1907 and still stands today.

Demographics

Mooney Creek is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

External links

• Jefferson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Notes and References

1. Book: Gannett, Henry . A Gazetteer of Kansas . 1898 . U.S. Government Printing Office . 155 . en-us.
2. Web site: Generations Corpus Christi Parish in Mooney Creek celebrated 150 years as a parish and the 100th anniversary of the church by reflecting on its glorious past STORY BY JOE BOLLIG .