Kendall, Kansas
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  Kendall | |
| Coordinates: 37°56′5″N 101°32′46″W / 37.93472°N 101.54611°WCoordinates: 37°56′5″N 101°32′46″W / 37.93472°N 101.54611°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Hamilton |
| Elevation | 3,140 ft (960 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-7 (Mountain (MST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-6 (MDT) |
| ZIP code | 67857 |
| Area code | 620 |
| FIPS code | 20-36400 |
| GNIS ID | 471586 [1] |
Kendall is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. Kendall is located near U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 400 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Syracuse.
History[]
The frontiersman Charles "Buffalo" Jones, who in 1879 had co-founded Garden City, left from Kendall in 1886 on a hunt to try to capture remaining buffalo to prevent their looming extinction.[2] Kendall has a post office with ZIP code 67857.[3]
Education[]
Kendall is a part of USD 494 Syracuse.[4]
Kendall schools were closed through school unification. The Kendall High School mascot was Kendall Bobcats.[5]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "Buffalo Jones". h-net.msu.edu. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "USD 494 Syracuse". USD 494. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Kendall Downs Russell Springs", Garden City Telegram, 6 January 1966, p.5.
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Hamilton County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- Kansas populated places on the Arkansas River
- Kansas geography stubs