Sitka, Kansas
Sitka, Kansas | |
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Sitka | |
Coordinates: 37°10′30″N 99°39′5″W / 37.17500°N 99.65139°WCoordinates: 37°10′30″N 99°39′5″W / 37.17500°N 99.65139°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Clark |
Founded | 1909 |
Elevation | 1,890 ft (580 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-65700 |
GNIS ID | 484538 |
Sitka is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History[]
Sitka was founded in 1909.[2]
Its post office was closed on May 22, 1964.[3] The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe depot, built in 1930, has been moved to Dodge City and is now part of the Boot Hill Museum.
The town today consists of only three occupied houses, a grain elevator, a few vacant buildings, and numerous ruins. Most of the town is on private property.
Education[]
The community is served by Ashland USD 220 public school district.
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sitka, Kansas
- ^ "Clark County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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Categories:
- Unincorporated communities in Clark County, Kansas
- Unincorporated communities in Kansas
- Kansas geography stubs