Newman, Kansas

Newman, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Newman at junction between Bridge and Newman Road (2025)
Newman at junction between Bridge and Newman Road (2025)
KDOT map of Jefferson County (legend)
KDOT map of Jefferson County (legend)
Newman is located in Kansas
Newman
Newman
Newman is located in the United States
Newman
Newman
Coordinates: 39°04′50″N 95°27′53″W / 39.08056°N 95.46472°W / 39.08056; -95.46472[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyJefferson
TownshipKentucky
Founded1867
Named afterH. L. Newman[2]
Elevation
[1]
863 ft (263 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-50400 [1]
GNIS ID478808 [1]

Newman is an unincorporated community in southern Jefferson County, United States.[1]

History

Newman was laid out in 1867.[3]

A post office was opened in Newman in 1868 and remained in operation until it was closed in 1969.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Newman, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Newman, Kansas – Extinct in Jefferson County". Legends of Kansas. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
  3. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 358.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Jefferson County, Kansas


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