Hyattville, Kansas

Hyattville, Kansas
Ghost town
KDOT map of Anderson County (legend)
KDOT map of Anderson County (legend)
Hyattville is located in Kansas
Hyattville
Hyattville
Location within Kansas
Hyattville is located in the United States
Hyattville
Hyattville
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°13′38″N 95°17′50″W / 38.22722°N 95.29722°W / 38.22722; -95.29722[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
CountyAnderson
Elevation
[1]
1,112 ft (339 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
GNIS ID482390 [1]

Hyattville is a ghost town in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Hyattville on Territorial Kansas map[2]

A town called Hyatt in Anderson County had a post office from 1857 until 1867.[3] It was named for Thaddeus Hyatt, who, along with William F.M. Arny, were joined by pro-slavery Captain James A. Harvey and around 80 of his men; they had been stationed near Lawrence, but they needed a place to form a colony after they had been mustered out of service. Many of Hyattville's buildings, including a hotel, a store, and a blacksmith shop, were made of timber cut down during the winter of 1856. In the spring of 1857, a sawmill, possibly the first in the United States, was constructed, and that fall, a gristmill was attached to the sawmill. Throughout the year, a school, city park, and a stage and wagon shop were also constructed.[4] That same year, a company of cavalry was ordered sent to the town to preserve order during elections[5]:305. Following the 1857–1859 Europe and the Americas influenza epidemic, however, residents of Hyattville began leaving the town for western Kansas.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Hyattville, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Aug 22, 1857, page 2 - The Kansas Tribune at Newspapers.com™". Newspapers.com. Retrieved April 24, 2026.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on April 10, 2013. Retrieved August 2, 2014.
  4. ↑ https://historyandersoncoks.org/hyatt
  5. ↑ Society, Kansas State Historical (1896). Collections of the Kansas State Historical Society.

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