Editing Simpson, Kansas (section)

==History==
Simpson was originally called '''Brittsville''', and under the latter name had its start in 1871 when a saw mill opened at the site.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hwy24.org/uploads/2/6/1/8/26189167/28_town_names.pdf | title=Origin of Town Names | publisher=Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance | accessdate=9 April 2018 | pages=1}}</ref> The present name was adopted in 1882 in honor of Alfred Simpson, an original landowner.<ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ | title=Biennial Report of the Board of Directors of the Kansas State Historical Society | publisher=Kansas State Printing Plant | author=Kansas State Historical Society | year=1916 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_5zdAAQAAMAAJ/page/n348 241]}}</ref><ref>{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_Qi9cXyTWt9EC/page/n679 697]}}</ref>

The first post office at Brittsville, established in June 1874, was renamed '''Simpson''' in April 1882.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MC |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |access-date=15 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009132643/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MC |archive-date=October 9, 2013 }}</ref>