Patterson, Kansas

Patterson is an unincorporated community in Harvey County, Kansas, United States.[1] The community is located along a railroad line between Burrton and Bentley, but the track was removed in the 1990s or 2000s.[2]

Patterson, Kansas
Unincorporated Community
1915 Railroad Map of Harvey County
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Coordinates: 37°56′36″N 97°39′18″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Harvey
Township	Lake
Founded	1888
Named for	James Patterson
Elevation [1]	1,437 ft (438 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-54725 [1]
GNIS ID	484647 [1]

History

Patterson was named for James Patterson, an early settler in Lake Township, Harvey County, Kansas. L.A. Hamlin "surveyed and laid out" the Patterson town site September 25, 1888, on land owned by Dr. Thomas S. Hunt (1830-1900) and Susan Barbee Hunt (1841-1920).[3] In 1887, Dr. Hunt deeded land for right-of-way to the Kansas Midland Railroad Company. He developed the town and sold building lots. Patterson became a station on a railroad segment of St. Louis–San Francisco Railway that ran from Wichita to Burrton. Two passenger trains a day passed through Patterson.

A post office was opened in Patterson in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1927.[4]

Education

The community is served by Burrton USD 369 public school district.

References

1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Patterson, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
2. Abandoned Railroad; abandonedrails.com
3. As recorded by the hand of Dr. Thomas S. Hunt in his ledger.
4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 11 June 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Harvey County, Kansas

External links

• Harvey County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT