Norwood, Kansas

Norwood is a ghost town in north Franklin County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located approximately 1.25 miles (2.01 km) east of U.S. Route 59 on Stafford Road, and 2 miles (3.2 km) south of the Franklin-Douglas county line.^[1]

Norwood, Kansas
Ghost Town
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Coordinates: 38°42′35″N 95°14′49″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Franklin
Elevation [1]	948 ft (289 m)
Population
• Total	0
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
FIPS code	20-51610 [1]
GNIS ID	484888 [1]

History

The town was named after Henry Ward Beecher's novel Norwood: or, Village Life in New England.^[2] A post office was established at Norwood in 1868 which closed and reopened a few times until it closed permanently in 1914.^[3]

Today, the city is considered a ghost town, serving only as a stop on the recreational Midland Railway. The town now consists of one house, one train depot, and public restroom facilities.^[4][5]