Pawnee Station is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Bourbon County, Kansas
Bourbon County is a county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Fort Scott. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 14,360. The county was named after Bourbon County, Kentucky, the former home o ...
, United States.
History
Pawnee Station was founded in 1871 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community took its name from
Pawnee Creek. A post office was established at Pawnee Station in 1871, and remained in operation until 1945.
References
Further reading
External links
* Bourbon County maps
CurrentHistoric
- KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Bourbon County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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