Cemeteries in Uniontown, Kansas

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A post office was established in 1856 about two miles east of the present town. Uniontown was moved to its present site about 1865. The early settlers being loyal to the Union in the Civil War caused the name to be selected. Throughout the twentieth century the town was served by the Missouri Pacific Railroad.

Uniontown's role in the Underground Railroad in the antebellum years is commemorated by a marker on the corner of East Main Street and Baker Alley. Residents helped slaves escaping from the South to freedom. In the late nineteenth century, the town grew based on the development of coal mines and the steel industry.

Dodge City is located 150 miles west of Wichita in Southwest Kansas. This historic community of 28,159 is the seat of Ford county. Dodge City is famous for its rich history as a frontier cow town. In 1871 H.L.

Strawberry Hill was founded in the early 1900s, when central and eastern European immigrants settled in the area, when a major flood forced residents to build their homes on the hill. Immigrants from Germany and Ireland and Slavic countries including Croatia, Serbia, Russia and Poland, made the area home.

Kansas's early settlers were principally antislavery New Englanders of British ancestry. After the American Civil War and with the building of the railroads, many central Europeans were attracted by the promise of jobs laying track and of free land when the jobs were finished.

The original town was platted June 21, 1867, and renamed Stranger, but owing to a mix-up in the mails with another town named Big Stranger, the name was changed to Linwood on December 20, 1877 and received its charter as an incorporated city of the third class on July 2, 1884.

Strawberry Hill was founded in the early 1900s, when central and eastern European immigrants settled in the area, when a major flood forced residents to build their homes on the hill. Immigrants from Germany and Ireland and Slavic countries including Croatia, Serbia, Russia and Poland, made the area home.

Wakefield was founded in 1869. It was named for one of its founders, Rev. Richard Wake, but also because another founder was a native of Wakefield, England. The railroad was built through Wakefield in 1873.

Kansas's early settlers were principally antislavery New Englanders of British ancestry. After the American Civil War and with the building of the railroads, many central Europeans were attracted by the promise of jobs laying track and of free land when the jobs were finished.

Greeley County was organized on July 6, 1888, by W. C. Gerald and W. L. Wright. The county is named for Horace Greeley, editor of the New York Tribune, and contains the cities of Horace 138 and Tribune. On August 2, 1887, the Denver, Memphis, and Atlantic Railroad Company laid its track into the town of Horace.