Brazilton, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas

Brazilton is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It located along highway K-3.

History

Brazilton was named in 1882 for Thomas Brazil, a farmer who resided there.^[2]^[3]

A post office was opened in Brazilton in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.^[4]

Brazilton was a station and shipping point on the Pittsburg & Chanute division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.^[5] The railroad tracks were removed in the 1990s.

References

^ "Brazilton, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
^ A Twentieth Century History and Biographical Record of Crawford County, Kansas. The Lewis Publishing Company. 1905. pp. 307.
^ "Profile for Brazilton, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 232.

External links

Crawford County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Girard

Cities

Arcadia
Arma
Cherokee
Frontenac
Girard
Hepler
McCune
Mulberry
Pittsburg
Walnut

Unincorporated
communities

Townships

Footnotes

†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.