Do you know of Bigelow ???

This page is an orphan - a placeholder until we can discover more about Bigelow. When we encounter a name that is new to us, we add it to our Gazetteer with the hope that we'll discover more information in the future. Such is the case with Bigelow.<1>

Our sources for Bigelow (see Mentions and References below) indicate that it was a community with a post office by the same name. Unfortunately our sources aren't clear about the location of Bigelow other than they indicate that Bigelow would be found somewhere in Marshall County, Kansas.

From the Blevins / Hellbock List: The post office opened  in 1881 and closed  in 1960.

Communities Also Named Bigelow ...

We found eight communities that share the name Bigelow.

Within Kansas, the name Bigelow is unique.

Beyond Kansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Perry County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bigelow [Perry County].
  • California
    • Inyo County
    • Please visit our profile page for the California community of Bigelow [Inyo County].
  • Maine
    • Franklin County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Maine community of Bigelow [Franklin County].
  • Michigan
    • Montmorency County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Bigelow [Montmorency County].
  • Minnesota
    • Nobles County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Minnesota community of Bigelow [Nobles County].
  • Missouri
    • Holt County
    • Please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Bigelow [Holt County].
  • New York
    • Saint Lawrence County
    • Please visit our profile page for the New York community of Bigelow [Saint Lawrence County].
  • Ontario
    • Please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Bigelow.

Miscellaneous References and Mentions for Bigelow ...

We've created the following list to keep track of the sources that proved useful in adding to our knowledge about Bigelow:

Found in a comprehensive list of Post Offices that was created by Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>

Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

A note taken from the Shipper's Guide for Bigelow - Services available: had a Post Office, Railroad Station, Express Office

Rand McNally Map of Kansas (1911)
Published by Rand McNally & Co.

More Orphans in  Marshall County ...

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As we explained above, when we encounter a name that might be a community or a post office we add it to our Gazetteer. If we have little information to go with the name, we call them Orphans. Below are Orphans that we believe to be located in Marshall County.