Monrovia, Kansas
Monrovia is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States. Monrovia is located at 39°31′27″N 95°20′46″W / 39.52417°N 95.34611°W.
History
Monrovia was platted in 1856, making it one of the oldest towns in Atchison County. The community on the Missouri Pacific Railroad never did grow large enough to meet its founders' expectations.
A post office was opened in Monrovia in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.
References
- ^ "Monrovia, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of Its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State. A. T. Andreas. 1883. p. 404.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 299.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
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39°31′27″N 95°20′46″W / 39.52417°N 95.34611°W
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