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Homesteading in Thomas County

Halford / Verner

Originally named Verner by the Union Pacific Railroad, it was settled in 1885 when settlers came to homestead. It is now a ghost town.

The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.

Sources

Wingo, Wayne C. A History of Thomas County. Masters Thesis, Fort Hays Kansas State College, 1964.

Bruner, R. I., Editor. Land of the Windmills Thomas County, Kansas. Thomas County Historical Society, 1976.