Grigston, Kansas

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Scott County, Kansas}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

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Grigston is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Kansas, United States.

History

A post office was opened in Grigston (formerly Grigsby) in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:SC |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=23 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009134123/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ASC |archivedate=9 October 2013 }} Currently, the town consists only of several houses and a moderate-sized grain elevator complex.

References

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Further reading

{{See also|Scott County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Scott County, Kansas}}