Peabody is a city in Marion County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 937. The city was named after F.H. Peabody of Boston, former vice-president of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. Peabody is well known in the region for its Independence Day Celebration on July 4, and its historic 1880s downtown main street. It is located between Newton and Florence along U.S. Route 50 highway.
1886 Peabody City Hall at 300 N Walnut St (2010)
The 1884 Peabody Bank Building was a bank from 1884 to 1922. The current bank is located a block north. (2010)
1914 Peabody Township "Carnegie" Library (2010)
1974 Mennonite Centennial Memorial Monument in Santa Fe Park A threshing stone was cut and placed on 4 sides of this monument. In the foreground is a brick street; streets in Peabody are typically brick (2010).
Marion County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Marion and its most populous city is Hillsboro. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 11,823. The county was named in honor of Francis Marion, a brigadier general of the American Revolutionary War, known as the "Swamp Fox".
Marion County Courthouse in Marion (2009)
Francis Marion (late 1700s)
Lost Spring Station marker along former Santa Fe Trail