Ohio City, Kansas Explained

Ohio City, Kansas
Settlement Type:Ghost town
Image Map1:Map of Franklin Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Franklin County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Ohio City
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:38.5064°N -95.2489°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Franklin
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
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
Blank Name:FIPS code

Ohio City is a ghost town in Franklin County, Kansas, United States.

Ohio City was issued a post office in 1857 but was discontinued and moved to Princeton in 1870.[1] The town was 1 mile north and 1 mile east of where Princeton is currently located. In 1866 the town burnt to the ground and everyone rebuilt. It burnt to the ground a second time then they moved the town location it currently sits and was renamed Princeton. The last item left from Ohio City was removed 1999. Now, there are no signs left that there was a town.

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/placename:/county:FR/begyr:1800endyr:2100/submit:SEARCH Post Offices in Franklin County Kansas, 1828-1961; Historical Society.