Naron, Kansas
Appearance
Naron | |
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Former town | |
Coordinates: 37°47′35″N 98°53′09″W / 37.792999°N 98.885708°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Pratt County |
Founded | 1878 |
Founded by | Levi Holloway Naron |
Population | 45 |
Naron was a town located in Pratt County, Kansas, near present-day Byers, Kansas. The town was started in 1878 by Levi Holloway Naron who had moved there from Mississippi where he spied for the Union in the Civil War.[1]
A post office was located in Naron from 1881 to 1907.[2][3]
The town had a population of 45 in 1910; it was disorganized around 1970.[1][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Bickel, Amy (31 October 2014). "Naron's beginning traced to Civil War". The Washington Times. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ "Standard atlas of Pratt County, Kansas - 15". Kansas Memory. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ "Naron, Nora & Caven Kansas". Kansas And Its Surnames. 2004-02-27. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
- ^ Bickel, Amy. "Naron's beginning traced to Civil War". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
- ^ "Kansas Civil Townships and Independent Cities". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-08-25.