Medina is an unincorporated community in Jefferson County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Medina had its start in the year 1865 by the building of the railroad through that territory.[2]

A post office in Medina opened in 1866 and closed in 1901.[3]

References

  1. "Medina, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 264.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

Further reading

39°04′40″N 95°25′16″W / 39.07778°N 95.42111°W / 39.07778; -95.42111


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