Monrovia, Kansas

Monrovia is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, USA.^[1]

History

Monrovia was platted in 1856, making it one of the oldest towns in Atchison County.^[2] The community on the Missouri Pacific Railroad never did grow large enough to meet its founders' expectations.^[3]

A post office was opened in Monrovia in 1857, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.^[4]

References

↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Monravia, Kansas
↑ 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. p. 299.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.

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Municipalities and communities of Atchison County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Atchison

Cities	Atchison Effingham Huron Lancaster Muscotah

Unincorporated communities	Arrington Cummings Eden Farmington Good Intent Kennekuk Larkinburg‡ Monrovia Oak Mills Parnell Port Williams Potter St. Pats Shannon

Indian reservations	Kickapoo Indian Reservation of Kansas‡

Townships	Benton Center Grasshopper Kapioma Lancaster Mount Pleasant Shannon Walnut

Ghost towns	Mount Pleasant Pardee

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°31′27″N 95°20′46″W / 39.52417°N 95.34611°W / 39.52417; -95.34611

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