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Mingo
This town was founded in 1893 by Reuben
(Doc) Misner who convinced the Union Pacific Railroad to move its
station from Thurford, a post office which was two miles south.
The town site was platted in 1907.
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.
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