Fort Scott, Kansas
Fort Scott is a city in and the county seat of Bourbon County, Kansas,[1] United States. It is 88 miles (142 km) south of Kansas City, on the Marmaton River. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 7,552.[2]
It is the home of the Fort Scott National Historic Site and the Fort Scott National Cemetery. Fort Scott is named for Gen. Winfield Scott.[3]
References
- "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Archived from the original on 2011-05-31. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
- "QuickFacts: Fort Scott city, Kansas". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved November 20, 2023.
- Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 129.
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