Brazilton is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States. It located along highway K-3.
History
Brazilton was named in 1882 for Thomas Brazil, a farmer who resided there.
A post office was opened in Brazilton in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.
Brazilton was a station and shipping point on the Pittsburg & Chanute division of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. 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.
Further reading
See also: List of books about Crawford County, KansasExternal links
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37°33′35″N 94°57′27″W / 37.55972°N 94.95750°W / 37.55972; -94.95750
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