Rest, Kansas Explained

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

History

A post office was opened in Rest in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.^[1] The community was named by an older settler who intended spend out his years at this locale restfully.^[2]

External links

• Wilson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

37.6531°N -95.6606°W

Notes and References

1. 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:WL . October 9, 2013 .
2. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 111.