Monrovia is an unincorporated community in Atchison County, Kansas, United States.[1] Monrovia is located at 39°31′27″N 95°20′46″W / 39.52417°N 95.34611°W.
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
- ^ "Monrovia, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ 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. pp. 299.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
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39°31′27″N 95°20′46″W / 39.52417°N 95.34611°W
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