Norwood is a ghost town in north Franklin County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately east of U.S. Route 59 on Stafford Road, and south of the Franklin-Douglas county line.
History The town was named after Henry Ward Beecher's novel Norwood: or, Village Life in New England. A post office was established at Norwood in 1868 which closed and reopened a few times until it closed permanently in 1914.
Today, the city is considered a ghost town, having served only as a stop on the recreational Midland Railway before it was replaced by the Ottawa Northern Railroad. The town now consists of one house, one train depot, and public restroom facilities.
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External links Franklin County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT