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Naron, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°47′35″N 98°53′09″W / 37.792999°N 98.885708°W / 37.792999; -98.885708
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Naron
Former town
Naron is located in Kansas
Naron
Naron
Location in Kansas
Coordinates: 37°47′35″N 98°53′09″W / 37.792999°N 98.885708°W / 37.792999; -98.885708
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyPratt County
Founded1878
Founded byLevi Holloway Naron
Population
45

Naron was a town located in Pratt County, Kansas, near present-day Byers, Kansas. The town was started in 1878 by Levi Holloway Naron who had moved there from Mississippi where he spied for the Union in the Civil War.[1]

A post office was located in Naron from 1881 to 1907.[2][3]

The town had a population of 45 in 1910; it was disorganized around 1970.[1][4][5]

References

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  1. ^ a b Bickel, Amy (31 October 2014). "Naron's beginning traced to Civil War". The Washington Times. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Standard atlas of Pratt County, Kansas - 15". Kansas Memory. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  3. ^ "Naron, Nora & Caven Kansas". Kansas And Its Surnames. 2004-02-27. Retrieved 2020-08-25.
  4. ^ Bickel, Amy. "Naron's beginning traced to Civil War". The Hutchinson News. Retrieved 25 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Kansas Civil Townships and Independent Cities". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2020-08-25.