“Historic Kansas Roadsides: Exploring Towns along Two-Lane Highways in the Sunflower State,” published by Reedy Press. Yonkey, a native Nebraskan who moved to Goodland more than three decades ...

Still others are named after other towns and cities where their pioneer founders were originally from. Below is a list of some Kansas communities with some interesting or unexpected name origins.

But with dozens of colleges and universities in Kansas, one had to rank, right? Aida Radmanestean, marketing and communications specialist at RentCafe, said 235 college towns across 12 key metrics ...