Ghost town in Chase County, Kansas
Ghost town in Kansas, United States
Location of Thurman according to a 1914 atlas
Thurman is a ghost town in Chase County , Kansas , United States.[ 1] It was located southeast of Matfield Green in the rural Flint Hills .
History
Founded in 1874, it experienced a period of decline that concluded in its abandonment in 1944. In 1900, the community was composed of over fifty households, and it included a post office , stores, schools, and a church.[ 2]
A post office existed in Thurman from August 24, 1874, to January 31, 1909.[ 3]
Geography
The elevation of the Thurman site is 1,394 feet (425 m), and it is located at 38°6′3″N 96°31′1″W / 38.10083°N 96.51694°W / 38.10083; -96.51694 (38.1008519, -96.5169547),[ 1] in the southeastern part of the county.[ 4] Today, the site is located in southern Matfield Township .[ 5]
References
^ a b c d e "Thurman, Kansas" , Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey , United States Department of the Interior
^ Ghost Settlement on the Prairie: A Biography of Thurman, Kansas , University Press of Kansas, 2007. Accessed 2009-06-30.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)" . Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014 .
^ Page 14 from Atlas of the World , 1914. Accessed 2009-06-30.
^ DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer . 4th ed. Yarmouth : DeLorme , 2009, 50. ISBN 0-89933-342-7 .
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