Stuttgart, Kansas

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Stuttgart, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Phillips County (legend)
KDOT map of Phillips County (legend)
Stuttgart is located in Kansas
Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Coordinates: 39°47′58″N 99°27′19″W / 39.79944°N 99.45528°W / 39.79944; -99.45528Coordinates: 39°47′58″N 99°27′19″W / 39.79944°N 99.45528°W / 39.79944; -99.45528[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyPhillips
Founded1888
Elevation
[1]
1,991 ft (607 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-68750 [1]
GNIS ID471923 [1]

Stuttgart is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, United States.[1] It lies in northern Kansas at U.S. Route 36 between Prairie View and Phillipsburg.

History[]

It was established by settlers in the early 1870s and grew to have two Lutheran churches, a public school, hotel, cafe, bank, cinema, hairdresser, wood yard, grocer's shop, railway depot, grain silo, repair shop, blacksmith, dairy, and more. It was founded on February 6, 1888. A post office was opened in Stuttgart in 1888, and remained in operation for until it closed in 1986.[2]

Today there is yet another Lutheran church, a grain silo, a garage and a gas station with service, as well as a photo studio.

Demographics[]

For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP).

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Stuttgart, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 22 June 2014.

Further reading[]

See also: List of books about Phillips County, Kansas

External links[]


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