Ghost town in Kansas, United States
| Linnville | |
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| Ghost town | |
| The location of Linnville Cemetery | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′29″N 94°47′50″W / 38.22472°N 94.79722°W / 38.22472; -94.79722 | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Linn |
| Township | Paris |
| Elevation | 941 ft (287 m) |
| Time zone | UTC–6 (Central) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CST) |
| ZIP code | 66056 |
| Area codes | 913 |
Linnville was the third county seat of Linn County, Kansas, United States. It is located immediately south of the old town site of Paris, Kansas, the first county seat of Linn County. The only remainder of the former town is the Linnville Cemetery.
Sometime after 1858, the Moneka Academy was moved to Linnville. After the county seat moved from Paris to Mound City in 1859, an indecisive preliminary election to again relocate the county seat was held on May 22, 1865. Then an election to decide the county seat was held on May 30, 1865, in which Linnville received 533 votes to Mound City's 503, and Linnville became the county seat. Another election to decide the county seat was held on February 20, 1866, when Mound City received 635 votes to Linnville's 575. One more election for the county seat involving Linnville occurred on May 29, 1866, on the same question, when Mound City recieved 617 votes, Linnville 301, Mansfield 176, with 3 votes to others.
Although Linnville is mentioned as never having a post office, one map of Kansas on the Library of Congress website from 1870 mentions a "Linnville Paris P.O." The Linnville Academy building was moved from Linnville to Pleasanton in 1871.
References
- ^ Cutler 1883, p. 1116.
- Cutler 1883, p. 1107.
- "Linn County Extinct Towns". Legends of Kansas.
- "KS Drawer 02 Folder 06 - The Combination Map, Being a Sectional Map of Kansas & Nebraska to the Sixth Principal Meridian, and Western Iowa & Missouri, Combined with a General Map of the Western States & Territories - Kansas Drawer 02 maps (public)". Library of Congress. Chicago: Snyder Brothers. 1870.
- Martin 1912, p. 429.
Sources
- Cutler, William G. (1883). Andreas, Alfred Theodore (ed.). History of the State of Kansas: Containing a Full Account of its Growth from an Uninhabited Territory to a Wealthy and Important State; Of its Early Settlements; Its Rapid Increase in Population and the Marvelous Development of its Great Natural Resources. Also, a Supplementary History and Description of its Counties, Cities, Towns and Villages, Their Advantages, Industries, Manufactures and Commerce; To Which are Added Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Prominent Men and Early Settlers. Chicago: A. T. Andreas. OCLC 1157121756 – via the Internet Archive.
- Martin, George W., ed. (1912). Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society, 1911–1912. Embracing Addresses at Annual Meetings; Some Review of Fifty Years; The Withdrawal of the Methodist Church, South, from Kansas; Blizzards, Earthquakes and Rainfall; The Kansas School Fund; The Route of Coronado; Crossing the Plains; The Soldier in Kansas; First Kansas at Wilson's Creek; A Beecher Island Diary; An Indian Fight in Ford County; First Capital of Territory; Lost Towns and Names; Personal Narrative. Vol. XII. State Printing Office, Topeka – via Google Books.
External links
- "KS Drawer 02 Folder 15 - Sectional Map of Kansas, 1872, Kansas Drawer 02 maps (public)". Chicago: George F. Cram. 1872.
| Municipalities and communities of Linn County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| County seat: Mound City | ||
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