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Marmaton, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°49′55″N 94°49′29″W / 37.83194°N 94.82472°W / 37.83194; -94.82472
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Marmaton is an unincorporated community in Marmaton Township, Bourbon County, Kansas, in the United States.[1]

History

Marmaton was incorporated in 1858. Marmaton is a corruption of Marmiton, a French name given by fur traders meaning "scullion".[2]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Marmaton, Kansas
  2. ^ Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. p. 98.

37°49′55″N 94°49′29″W / 37.83194°N 94.82472°W / 37.83194; -94.82472