Twin Creek is a ghost town in Hancock Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Twin Creek, Kansas
Twin Creek is located in Kansas
Twin Creek
Twin Creek
Twin Creek is located in the United States
Twin Creek
Twin Creek
Coordinates: 39°17′35″N 98°40′31″W / 39.29306°N 98.67528°W / 39.29306; -98.67528
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyOsborne
Elevation
1,670 ft (510 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID482024 [1]

History

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Twin Creek was issued a post office in 1872, which was discontinued in 1904. It was issued a new post office the following year, but this was itself discontinued in 1915.[2] The population in 1910 was 95.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Twin Creek, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  3. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 1. Chicago: Standard Publishing Company. p. 823.

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