Thurman, Kansas

Thurman, Kansas
Ghost town
KDOT map of Chase County (legend)
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Coordinates: 38°6′3″N 96°31′1″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Chase
Elevation [1]	1,394 ft (425 m)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
GNIS ID	482064 [1]

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 (38.1008519, -96.5169547),[1] in the southeastern part of the county.[4] Today, the site is located in southern Matfield Township.[5]

References

1. "Thurman, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. Ghost Settlement on the Prairie: A Biography of Thurman, Kansas, University Press of Kansas, 2007. Accessed 2009-06-30.
3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
4. Page 14 from Atlas of the World, 1914. Accessed 2009-06-30.
5. DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 50. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Chase County, Kansas

External links

• Chase County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT