1915 Railroad Map of Morris County

Hymer is a ghost town in Diamond Creek Township, Chase County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located northwest of Strong City along Diamond Creek Rd.

History

Hymer is a corruption of the surname of Frank and George Hegwer, original landowners.[2]

A post office was opened in Hymer in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[3]

Hymer was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. In 1910, it contained a population of 30.[4]

References

  1. "Hymer, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Profile for Hymer, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
  4. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 893.

Further reading

38°29′10″N 96°41′21″W / 38.48611°N 96.68917°W / 38.48611; -96.68917


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.