Comiskey is a

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Morris County, Kansas Morris County (standard abbreviation: MR) is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 5,386. The largest city and county seat is Council Grove. History Early history For many millennia, ...

, United States. It was located approximately east of

Council Grove Council Grove is a city and county seat in Morris County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 2,140. It was named after an agreement between American settlers and the Osage Nation allowing settlers' ...

, next to the county line.

History

Comiskey was platted in 1887 and originally a whistle-stop of the

Missouri Pacific Railroad The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad ...

. A post office existed in Comiskey from 1887 to 1929 (about 42 years). In 1910, the community had a population of 28. Following the St. Louis Browns victory in the

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over the Chicago White Stockings, the Missouri Pacific Railroad honored several of the St. Louis players by naming some of their depots after the players. This community was named in honor of St. Louis Browns 1st baseman

Charles Comiskey Charles Albert Comiskey (August 15, 1859 – October 26, 1931), nicknamed "Commy" or "The Old Roman", was an American Major League Baseball player, manager and team owner. He was a key person in the formation of the American League, and was also ...

(later he founded

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and built

Comiskey Park Comiskey Park was a baseball park in Chicago, Illinois, located in the Armour Square neighborhood on the near-southwest side of the city. The stadium served as the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League from 1910 Chicago White Sox s ...

). The neighboring city of Bushong was named after

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from the same team. Comiskey Cemetery still exists about north of the former community at southwest of the intersection of 100 Rd and U Ave. File:Comiskey Town Deed.pdf, 1887 deed for town of Comiskey File:Comiskey Town Platt.pdf, 1887 platt for town of Comiskey File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Morris County.png, 1915-1918 railroad map of Morris County (incorrectly showing Comiskey east of the county line)

Geography

Comiskey was located at (38.6444525, -96.3541663), which is about south of U.S. 56 highway on 100 Rd in

. 100 Rd is the county line between Morris and

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counties.

References

External links

* Morris County maps
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