Bigelow, Kansas

Bigelow is a ghost town in Marshall County, Kansas, United States.[1] It was located six and a half miles southwest of Frankfort.

Bigelow, Kansas
Ghost town
KDOT map of Marshall County (legend)
Bigelow
Bigelow
Coordinates: 39°38′0″N 96°30′16″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMarshall
Founded1881
Named forAlfred Bigelow
Elevation
[1]
1,175 ft (358 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID481833 [1]

History

It was founded in 1881[2] and named for General Alfred Bigelow.[3] It was known for its limestone quarries and peaked in population in 1910 at 200.[4]

The post office closed in 1960 and the town was demolished during the construction of Tuttle Creek Lake. All that remains is a historical marker at the intersection of 17th and Zenith Roads and Antioch Cemetery.

References
  1. "Bigelow, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 180.
  3. Foster, Emma Elizabeth Calderhead (1917). History of Marshall County, Kansas: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 162.
  4. Faded Dreams: More Ghost Towns of Kansas by Daniel Fitzgerald. University Press of Kansas. Lawrence, Kansas. 1994

Further reading
See also: List of books about Marshall County, Kansas


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