Rice, Kansas

Rice, Kansas
Rice, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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	Coordinates: 39°34′20″N 97°33′20″W / 39.57222°N 97.55556°WCoordinates: 39°34′20″N 97°33′20″W / 39.57222°N 97.55556°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Cloud
Founded	1870s
Elevation	1,335 ft (407 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-59150
GNIS ID	473341

Historical photo of the General Store and Post Office in Rice

Rice is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.^[1]

History[]

In the 19th century, Rice was a station on the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad, and the town's proximity to the larger trading center of Concordia inhibited its growth.^[2]

A post office was opened in Rice in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1980.^[3]

Education[]

The community is served by Concordia USD 333 public school district.

Notable people[]

Ross Doyen, farmer, rancher, and Kansas state legislator, was born near Rice.^[4]

References[]

^ "Rice, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
^ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 887.
^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
^ Ross O. Doyen papers-biographical sketch

External links[]

Cloud County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[1] "Rice, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.

[2] Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 887.

[3] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

[4] Ross O. Doyen papers-biographical sketch

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v t Municipalities and communities of Cloud County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Concordia
Cities	Aurora Clyde Concordia Glasco Jamestown Miltonvale Simpson‡
Unincorporated communities	Ames† Hollis Huscher Rice St. Joseph
Ghost towns	Macyville Sibley Yuma
Townships	Arion Aurora Buffalo Center Colfax Elk Grant Lawrence Lincoln Lyon Meredith Nelson Oakland Shirley Sibley Creek Solomon Springs Starr Creek Summit
Footnotes	†This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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