Vliets, Kansas
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Vliets, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°42′50″N 96°20′01″W / 39.71389°N 96.33361°WCoordinates: 39°42′50″N 96°20′01″W / 39.71389°N 96.33361°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Marshall |
Founded | 1889 |
Platted | 1889 |
Named for | Van Vliet family |
Elevation | 1,168 ft (356 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-74100 [1] |
GNIS ID | 473203 [1] |
Vliets is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located at the southern terminus of Kansas Highway 87.
History
Vliets was laid out in 1889. It was named for the Van Vliet family, the original owner of the town site.[2] A post office was opened in Vliets in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992.[3]
The community currently consists of a Co-op, a granary, and perhaps a dozen houses.
References
- ^ a b c d e "Vliets, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ Foster, Emma Elizabeth Calderhead (1917). History of Marshall County, Kansas: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp. 195.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
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