Rest, Kansas

Rest is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

A post office was opened in Rest in 1877, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.[2] The community was named by an older settler who intended spend out his years at this locale restfully.[3]

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References
  1. "Wilson County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 111.



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