Muscotah Cemetery Fund

Muscotah, Kansas, located about 26 miles west of Atchison in the extreme western part of Atchison County, was first situated about 2 ½ miles northeast of the present-day town. It was surveyed by Dr. William P. Badger and Major C. B. Keith, who had settled there in the spring of 1856. The survey was completed in the fall of that year, and in 1858, Keith opened the first store. Dr. Badger soon became the local Indian Agent, a position he held from 1858 to 1862. The town name is of  Kickapoo Indian origin and means “beautiful prairie” or “prairie on fire.”

The village gained a post office in December 1861. However, soon after the town was established, it was determined that the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad line would pass just to the south, so a new town was built on the railroad line at the junction of Little Delaware Creek and the Delaware River. Hagerman & Roach conducted a grain business in 1865.

 The Cemetery was founded in 1856, as well.  The purpose of this fund is to help with general maintenance. As well as, developing a digital mapping kiosk of information for gravesite locations.  

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