Yoxall, Kansas

Yoxall was a small settlement in Bloom Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.

Yoxall, Kansas
Yoxall
Location within the state of Kansas
Yoxall
Yoxall (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°19′48″N 98°33′51″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyOsborne
Elevation
1,745 ft (532 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID482046[1]

History

Yoxall was never a small settlement but only a lone rural post office, organized in 1880 and named after Fred Yoxall, longtime postmaster in the nearby town of Osborne, Kansas. The post office was discontinued in 1894. There is nothing left of Yoxall.[2]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1984-07-01. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.


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