Beaverton, Kansas
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in
Rawlins County, Kansas Rawlins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Atwood. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,561. It was named after John Rawlins, a general in the American Civil War. His ...
, United States.


History

Initially, the community was known as Bird, which was issued a post office in 1880 and a month later changed the name to Beaverton. The post office was discontinued in 1900.


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Former populated places in Rawlins County, Kansas Former populated places in Kansas 1880 establishments in Kansas Populated places established in 1880 {{RawlinsCountyKS-geo-stub