Anson, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
37°21′55″N 97°31′47″W / 37.36528°N 97.52972°W / 37.36528; -97.52972[1][1]
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Anson is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located about 6 miles east of Conway Springs at 1.5 miles south of the intersection of N Anson Rd and W 90th St N, next to an abandoned railroad. It currently contains a small number of homes, but no businesses or services.
History
A post office was opened in Anson in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958.[2]
A railroad previously passed through the community, east to west, from Belle Plaine to Conway Springs.
Education
The community is served by Conway Springs USD 356 public school district.
References
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Anson, Kansas
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
Further reading
External links
- Sumner County map, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Sumner County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Wellington
![Map of Kansas highlighting Sumner County](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0f/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Sumner_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Sumner_County.svg.png)
communities
- Avon
- Belle Plaine
- Bluff
- Caldwell
- Chikaskia
- Conway
- Creek
- Dixon
- Downs
- Eden
- Falls
- Gore
- Greene
- Guelph
- Harmon
- Illinois
- Jackson
- London
- Morris
- Osborne
- Oxford
- Palestine
- Ryan
- Seventy Six
- South Haven
- Springdale
- Sumner
- Valverde
- Walton
- Wellington
‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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