Berryton, Kansas

Along a Berryton street

Berryton is an unincorporated community in Monmouth Township, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States. It has its own post office and elementary school and is part of Shawnee Heights Unified School District 450.

Berryton is part of the Topeka, Kansas Metropolitan Statistical Area.

History

Berryton was laid out in 1888 and named for its founder, George W. Berry.[1] The first post office in Berryton was established in May 1888.[2]

References

  1. Duncan, Spencer L. (2005). Historic Shawnee County: The Story of Topeka & Shawnee County. HPN Books. p. 73.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014.

Coordinates: 38°56′27″N 95°37′54″W / 38.94083°N 95.63167°W / 38.94083; -95.63167


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