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Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Morris County
1915 Railroad Map of Morris County

Hymer is a ghost town in Diamond Creek Township, Chase County, Kansas, United States. It was located northwest of Strong City along Diamond Creek Rd.

History

Hymer is a corruption of the surname of Frank and George Hegwer, original landowners.

A post office was opened in Hymer in 1872, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.

Hymer was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. In 1910, it contained a population of 30.

  • Chase County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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