Hillsdale, Kansas

Hillsdale is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Miami County, Kansas, United States.[1] Hillsdale is located near U.S. Route 169 and K-7 6 miles (9.7 km) north-northeast of Paola. It is part of the Kansas City metropolitan area.[2]

Hillsdale, Kansas
census-designated place
KDOT map of Miami County (legend)
Hillsdale
Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°39′35″N 94°51′1″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMiami
Elevation892 ft (272 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66036
Area code913
FIPS code20-32300 [1]
GNIS feature ID0479414 [1]

History

Hillsdale, originally called Columbia, was laid out in 1869 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3]

The first post office in Columbia, established in August 1868, was renamed Hillsdale in April 1870,[4] and still has a post office with ZIP code 66036.[5]

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See also

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Hillsdale, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. https://www.marc.org/Data-Economy/Metrodataline/General-Information/Statistical-Areas
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 845.
  4. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 15 June 2014.
  5. ZIP Code Lookup



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