Rome, Sumner County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
37°9′37″N 97°23′29″W / 37.16028°N 97.39139°W / 37.16028; -97.39139[1][1]
Rome is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located about 6.5 miles south of Wellington at about 0.5 miles east of the intersection of U.S. Route 81 and E 90th St, next to the railroad.[1]
History
A post office was opened in Rome in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[2]
Economy
Rome has a Farmers Co-Op Grain business with the capability to load grain into rail cars.
Education
The community is served by Wellington USD 353 public school district.[3]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Rome, 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 March 10, 2020.
- ^ "USD 353 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 29, 2020.
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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