Milo, Kansas

Milo, Kansas
Ghost town
KDOT map of Lincoln County (legend)
KDOT map of Lincoln County (legend)
Milo is located in Kansas
Milo
Milo
Milo is located in the United States
Milo
Milo
Coordinates: 39°10′20″N 97°58′03″W / 39.17222°N 97.96750°W / 39.17222; -97.96750[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLincoln
Elevation
[1]
1,299 ft (396 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-46850 [1]
GNIS ID484773 [1]

Milo is a ghost town in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located along a former railroad about halfway between the communities of Barnard and Ada.

History

Milo was issued a post office in 1872. The post office was discontinued in 1938.[2]

The 1912 cyclopedia of Kansas describes Milo as a "country trading point" on Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, with "2 stores, an express office, and a money order postoffice with one rural route." It reported the 1910 population to be 50 people.[3]

The referenced rail line opened in 1888 as a line of the Chicago, Kansas and Western Railroad opened from Manchester in the east to Barnard in the west, a 43 mile line, with a stop at Milo. The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway the line in 1901.[4] An application was filed in 1983 to abandon this "Minneapolis District" line.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Milo, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved January 5, 2018.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Kansas, A Cyclopedia ..., Vol. II, p. 285 (1912)
  4. ^ Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Govt. Print. Off. p. 23.
  5. ^ The Minneapolis District, Abandoned Rails, Retrieved 21 February 2022

Further reading

See also: List of books about Lincoln County, Kansas


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