Banks, Kansas

Banks was a small settlement in Osborne County, Kansas, United States.

Banks, Kansas
Banks
Location within the state of Kansas
Banks
Banks (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°19′15″N 98°58′23″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyOsborne
Elevation
1,900 ft (579 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID481824[1]

History

Banks was never a ghost town by any stretch of the imagination, but it was a rural post office in a farmhouse - nothing more. The Banks post office was organized in 1880. The post office was discontinued in 1888. There is nothing left of Banks.[2]

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gollark: I agree, extracurricular stuff is a weird thing to base admission stuff on and probably not all that relevant.
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References
  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1984-07-01. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2017-12-30.



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