Igo, Kansas

Igo, Kansas
KDOT map of Rooks County (legend)
KDOT map of Rooks County (legend)
Igo is located in Kansas
Igo
Igo
Igo is located in the United States
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Igo
Coordinates: 39°19′20″N 99°08′56″W / 39.32222°N 99.14889°W / 39.32222; -99.14889
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRooks
Elevation
1,880 ft (570 m)
Population
 • Total
0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
GNIS ID481907 [1]

Igo is a ghost town in Medicine Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States.[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.

References

  1. ^ a b "Igo, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  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 December 30, 2017.

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