Riverdale, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
37°22′20″N 97°23′25″W / 37.37222°N 97.39028°W / 37.37222; -97.39028[1][1]
Riverdale is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located about 6 miles southwest of Belle Plaine at the intersection of N Sand Plum Rd and 77th Ave N, or west of U.S. Route 81 next to the railroad.[1]
History
A post office was opened in Riverdale in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1973.[2]
A railroad currently passes through the community, north to south, from Wichita to Wellington. Previously a railroad passed through the community, east to west, from Belle Plaine to Conway Springs.
Education
The community is served by Wellington USD 353 public school district.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Riverdale, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. 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
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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