Kansas, Ohio
Kansas is a census-designated place in northwestern Liberty Township, Seneca County, Ohio, United States.[1] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 44841.[2] It is located along State Route 635.[3]
Kansas, Ohio | |
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 Community post office | |
 Location of Kansas, Ohio | |
| Coordinates: 41°14′42″N 83°17′05″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Ohio |
| County | Seneca |
| Township | Liberty |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 44841 |
Kansas was platted in early 1855 along a line of the Lake Erie and Louisville Railroad.[4] The community took its name from the Kansas Territory.[5] A short distance south of the community on State Route 635 is the Michaels Farm, which has been named a historic site.[6]
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kansas, Ohio
- Zip Code Lookup
- DeLorme. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. 7th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2004, 37. ISBN 0-89933-281-1.
- Lang, William (1880). History of Seneca County, from the Close of the Revolutionary War to July, 1880. Springfield, Ohio: Transcript Printing Company. p. 550.
- Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 67.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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