Godfrey is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either hav ...
in
Bourbon County, Kansas
Bourbon County (county code BB) is a county located in Southeast Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 14,360. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Scott.
History
Early history
For many millennia, the Great Pl ...
, United States.
History
Godfrey was
plat
In the United States, a plat ( or ) (plan) is a cadastral map, drawn to scale, showing the divisions of a piece of land. United States General Land Office surveyors drafted township plats of Public Lands Surveys to show the distance and bea ...
ted in 1871 as a coal mining community. Godfrey had a post office from 1870 until 1901.
References
Further reading
External links
* Bourbon County maps
CurrentHistoric
- KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Bourbon County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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