Bala, Kansas

Bala is an unincorporated community in Bala Township, Riley County, Kansas, United States.

History

Bala settled about 1862. It was a shipping point on the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad.[1] It is named after Bala, in Wales.[2]

A post office was opened in Bala in 1871, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1966.[3]

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References
  1. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 132.
  2. "Profile for Bala, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.



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