Macyville, Kansas

Macyville is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, in the United States.[1]

History

The Macyville post office, originally called Ten Mile, was established in 1871. It was discontinued in 1905.[2][3]

Macyville was named for its first postmaster, George W. Macy.[4]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Macyville, Kansas
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  4. Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 708.

Coordinates: 39°28′54″N 97°48′59″W / 39.48167°N 97.81639°W / 39.48167; -97.81639


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