Hyattville, Kansas
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Hyattville, Kansas | |
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  Hyattville  Hyattville | |
| Coordinates: 38°13′38″N 95°17′50″W / 38.22722°N 95.29722°W[1] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Kansas |
| County | Anderson |
| Elevation | 1,112 ft (339 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
| GNIS ID | 482390 [1] |
Hyattville is a ghost town in Anderson County, Kansas, United States.[1]
A town called Hyatt in Anderson County had a post office from 1857 until 1867.[3] It was named for Thaddeus Hyatt, who, along with William F.M. Arny, were joined by pro-slavery Captain James A. Harvey and around 80 of his men; they had been stationed near Lawrence, but they needed a place to form a colony after they had been mustered out of service. Many of Hyattville's buildings, including a hotel, a store, and a blacksmith shop, were made of timber cut down during the winter of 1856. In the spring of 1857, a sawmill, possibly the first in the United States, was constructed, and that fall, a gristmill was attached to the sawmill. Throughout the year, a school, city park, and a stage and wagon shop were also constructed.[4] That same year, a company of cavalry was ordered sent to the town to preserve order during elections[5]:305. Following the 1857–1859 Europe and the Americas influenza epidemic, however, residents of Hyattville began leaving the town for western Kansas.
