Yoxall is a ghost town in Bloom Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Yoxall, Kansas
Yoxall is located in Kansas
Yoxall
Yoxall
Yoxall is located in the United States
Yoxall
Yoxall
Coordinates: 39°19′48″N 98°33′51″W / 39.33000°N 98.56417°W / 39.33000; -98.56417
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyOsborne
Elevation
1,745 ft (532 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID482046 [1]

History

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Yoxall was never a small settlement but only a lone rural post office, organized in 1880 and named after Fred Yoxall, longtime postmaster in the nearby town of Osborne, Kansas. The post office was discontinued in 1894. There is nothing left of Yoxall.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Yoxall, 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.

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