Naron, Kansas
Naron | |
|---|---|
Former town | |
  Naron Location in Kansas | |
| 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 | |
• Total | 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
- 1 2 Bickel, Amy (October 31, 2014). "Naron's beginning traced to Civil War". The Washington Times. Retrieved December 17, 2021.
- ↑ "Standard atlas of Pratt County, Kansas - 15". Kansas Memory. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Naron, Nora & Caven Kansas". Kansas And Its Surnames. February 27, 2004. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ Bickel, Amy. "Naron's beginning traced to Civil War". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved August 25, 2020.
- ↑ "Kansas Civil Townships and Independent Cities". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved August 25, 2020.