Croft, Kansas

Croft is an unincorporated community in Pratt County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located southwest of Pratt.

History

Long ago, it had a rail station on the Wichita & Englewood division of the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe railroad. It had telephone connections, local trade, did some shipping and in 1910, reported a population of 30.[2] A post office was opened in Croft in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1961.[3]

References
  1. "Croft, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Blackmar, Frank (1912). Kansas Vol. 1 (First ed.). Chicago: Standard Publishing Company. p. 484.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Pratt County, Kansas


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