Belvidere | Crescent
Community | Greensburg | Haviland
| Mullinville | Wellsford
Homesteading in Kiowa County
Mullinville
Founded in 1884 by Alfred A. Mullin,
Mullinville already had several settlers in the area. Washington
Kennedy, an Indian scout, and five other men had come to the area
from Kansas City, Kansas in 1875. Three years later, in April
1878, a company of six wagon trains came to the area and began
raising sheep.
A few days after Mr. Mullin founded
the town, people were moving to the new town site. He built the
first store which also served as a post office. Both the Santa
Fe and Rock Island Railroad built tracks to Mullinville in October
1887.
The ethnicity of its settlers is unknown.
Sources
"A History of Kiowa County
1880-1980: A Chronicle of Kiowa County written by Kith, Kin and
Kind Friends". Lubbock,TX: Taylor Publishing Co., 1979.
|
