1870 Burlington, Coffey County Business Directory

1870 Burlington, Coffey County Business Directory

Right in line with the letters from the old timers, comes a story in the Emporia Gazette about "Blackburn's Kansas Directory and Gazeteer, published early in 1870 in Lawrence. Frank P. Warren of Emporia has a copy of the directory, which tells of the towns of Kansas. It says of Burlington:

Burlington a Town

"Burlington - Is situated on the Neosho river in the center of Coffey county, of which it is the county seat. It is a station on the Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway, 91 miles south of Junction City. Daily mail and money order office. Population about 2,000.

Allen & Co., blacksmiths

Atherly & Co., woolen mills

Bear & Deem, cabinet makers

H. N. Bent, attorney

H. G. Beatty, groceries

C. Best, saddler

Bromley House, O. P. Bromley, prop.

Burlington Hotel, N. F. Tipton, prop.

Cox & Son, boots and shoes

Cross & Sons, grist mills

Daniels & Blackburn, dry goods

Davis & Cline, blacksmiths

J. L. Davis & Co., watchmakers

R. P. Douglass, physician

Fearl & Stratton, attorneys

H. R. Flook, dentist

J. S. Garwood, tailor

H. L. Jarboe, dry goods

King & Smith, dry goods

Kingsbury & Co., builders

P. W. Land, saddler

Lane, Kent & Co., land agents

Manson, Puffer & Co., groceries

W. Manson, physician

W. McMullen, druggist

W. Miller baker; Morse & Harding, blacksmiths

D. P. Metcalf, dry goods

W. Morton, physician Marcell & Co., hardware

W. F. McCallister, physician

The Patriot, A. D. Brown, prop.

P. S. Patton, postmaster and stationery

Perley & Co., clothing

Mrs. Prouty, milliner

A. M. F. Randolph, attorney, Rankin & McConnell, attorney

Redmond & Junkins, attorneys

D. E. Scott, book store

J. M. Sheafer & Bros., attorneys

P. M. Sheafor, physician

Smith & King, dry goods

John Stowe, miller

Stanfield & Foster, groceries

Thomas Strawbridge, stoves, etc.

O. Walkling & Bro., dry goods and groceries

Wallborne & Co., house painters

W. Weber, boots and shoes.