The town of Nicodemus, Kansas was a Western town founded by emancipated slaves in 1877. Black families came to Kansas after the Civil War. By 1880 the town of Nicodemus was thriving with a population of five hundred residents, a bank, two hotels, three churches, a newspaper and a drug store. By 1950 the town was reduced to 16 residents due to severe droughts, dust bowels and other calamities. The Nicodemus Post Office officially closed its doors in 1953.
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