Unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
Beulah is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas , United States.[ 1]
History
Beulah was founded in 1874 by a colony of Methodists. The Methodist church was completed in 1881.[ 2] A post office was opened in Beulah on December 31, 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on March 15, 1955.[ 3]
Beulah was a station on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway .[ 4]
Notable people
College football coach and innovator Homer Woodson Hargiss went to Beulah High School before it closed.[ 5]
References
^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beulah, Kansas
^ "William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas" . Kansas Collection of Books. Archived from the original on February 12, 2003. Retrieved November 30, 2012 .
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)" . Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014 .
^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc . Standard Publishing Company. pp. 178 .
^ "Bill Hargiss' youth, 1887" . Hargiss family: The Life and Legacy of H. W. "Bill" Hargiss 1887-1978. Retrieved November 30, 2012 .
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