Bavaria, Kansas

Bavaria is an unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas, United States.[1] It lies along K-140 and a Union Pacific Railroad line west of Salina.

Bavaria, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Grain elevator in Bavaria (2015)
Location within Saline County and Kansas
KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°47′50″N 97°45′20″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySaline
TownshipOhio
Elevation1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-04575 [1]
GNIS feature ID0476783 [1]

History

The place was originally known as Hohneck, after Ernst Hohneck, who settled there in 1865.[2] It was also known as Honek.[1] Bavaria was laid out by E. F. Drake in 1877 and named after the State of Bavaria in Germany.[3][4]

The post office in Bavaria was closed in 1986.[5]

Geography

Spring Creek flows through the community.[6]

Demographics

Bavaria a part of Saline County, Bavaria is a part of the Salina micropolitan area.[7]

Education

The community is served by Ell-Saline USD 307 public school district. Ell-Saline schools are located in Brookville. The Ell-Saline school mascot is Cardinals.

Bavaria schools were closed through school unification. The Bavaria High School mascot was Tigers.[8]

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Bavaria, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 160.
  3. Heim, Michael (2007). Exploring Kansas Highways. p. 37.
  4. http://www.kancoll.org/books/cutler/saline/saline-co-p9.html#BAVARIA
  5. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  6. DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 48. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  7. Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses Archived 2008-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, Office of Management and Budget, 2007-11-20. Accessed 2008-08-14.
  8. "The good ole days", The Salina Journal, 1 December 1994, p.17.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Saline County, Kansas
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