Bayneville, Kansas

Bayneville is an unincorporated community in Ohio Township, Sedgwick County, Kansas, USA.

History

Bayneville had its start by the building of the Missouri Pacific Railroad through that territory.[1][2] It was named for one Judge Bayne, a railroad promoter.[2]

A post office was opened in Bayneville in 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1934.[3]

References

  1. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 162.
  2. 1 2 Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.

Coordinates: 37°33′15″N 97°26′38″W / 37.55417°N 97.44389°W / 37.55417; -97.44389


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