De Graff, Kansas
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De Graff | |
Coordinates: 37°58′52″N 96°51′46″W / 37.98111°N 96.86278°WCoordinates: 37°58′52″N 96°51′46″W / 37.98111°N 96.86278°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Butler |
Township | Lincoln |
Elevation | 1,401 ft (427 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-17325 [1] |
GNIS ID | 474396 [1] |
De Graff is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 77 approximately 7.7 miles (12.4 km) north of I-35 (Kansas Turnpike)
History[]
In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado,[2] and a station called De Graff was built. In 1881, the rail line was extended to Douglass, then later to Arkansas City.[3] The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence through Burns to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942.[4] The original branch line connected Florence through El Dorado to Arkansas City.
De Graff was founded around a train station in 1877, then stagnated after the railroad was abandoned in 1942.[5] De Graff had a post office from 1887 until 1942.[6]
Climate[]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, De Graff has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[7]
Education[]
The community is served by El Dorado USD 490 public school district.
Infrastructure[]
U.S. Route 77 highway runs north–south on the east side of De Graff, and follows roughly parallel to the old railway.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ a b c d e Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for De Graff, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ^ Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
- ^ 1935 Rand McNally Standard Map of Kansas
- ^ Railway Abandonment 1942
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 504.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
- ^ Climate Summary for De Graff, Kansas
Further reading[]
External links[]
- Walter's Pumpkin Patch, 0.5 mile south of De Graff
- Butler County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
- Unincorporated communities in Butler County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- Kansas geography stubs