Inman Map
Inman is a city in McPherson County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,377.
It was founded in 1887 as Aiken. It was renamed Inman, in 1889, after Inman Lake which is located approximately 4 miles (6 km) east of the town. The lake was named after its initial surveyor, Major Henry Inman.
In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a main line from Herington through Inman to Pratt. In 1888, this line was extended to Liberal. Later, it was extended to Tucumcari, New Mexico and El Paso, Texas. It foreclosed in 1891 and taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".
Nearby cities include Hutchinson, Moundridge, Burrton, South Hutchinson, Galva.