Goff, Kansas: From a Crossroads to a Pass-Through
1894-2013, Nemaha County, Kansas

This study illustrates the founding, growth, and decline of the small town of Goff, Kansas in Nemaha County. Originally located at the crossroads of the Central Branch of the Missouri Pacific Railroad and the Kansas City, Wyandotte and Northwestern Railroad, the town once ran the largest industry in the county. This study includes an interview, early plat maps of the town, and photographs of early and present-day Goff.

Jessica Hermesch

Chapman Center for Rural Studies

Fall 2013

Department of History, Kansas State University

Chapman Center for Rural Studies

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