Igo, Kansas

Igo was a small settlement in Medicine Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States.

Igo, Kansas
Igo
Location within the state of Kansas
Igo
Igo (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°19′20″N 99°08′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRooks
Elevation
1,880 ft (573 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID481907[1]

History

Igo was located in Medicine Township along Big Medicine Creek.[2] A post office was issued to Igo in 1877. The post office was discontinued in 1904.[3] There is nothing left of Igo.

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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1984-07-01. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 1, Chicago: Standard Publishing Company, p. 895
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.


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