WESTPHALIA

NAME: Westphalia COUNTY: Anderson County ROADS: 2WD GRID: 4 CLIMATE: Snow in winter, hot summers, pretty falls BEST TIME TO VISIT: Fall

COMMENTS: There are currently 165 residents. about three miles North East of Leroy, KS. REMAINS: A few churches a bank and quite a few houses.

Was built around a Railroad around 1880. Its original name was Cornell. But later a railroad station and post office were established under the name Westphalia. So the town changed names. In 1881 the first schools were taught. The early residents of the towns beginings were mainly German. Submitted by: Mason Haney

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