St. Peter, Kansas

St. Peter is an unincorporated community in Graham County, Kansas, in the United States.[2]

St. Peter, Kansas
KDOT map of Graham County (legend)
St. Peter
St. Peter
Coordinates: 39°11′23″N 100°5′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyGraham
Elevation
2,493 ft (760 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-62525
GNIS ID471325[1]

History

The community was originally named Hoganville. The post office in St. Peter, established in 1894 as Hoganville, was discontinued in 1920.[3] The population in 1910 was 50.[4]

Education

The community is served by Graham County USD 281 public school district.

gollark: It didn't really work.
gollark: Basically just sanctioning you.
gollark: Ah yes, they did that.
gollark: Wait, you mean Tmpim?
gollark: Which one, the orbital lasers or rules?

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1978-10-13.
  2. "County History (archived)". Graham County, Kansas. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.CS1 maint: unfit url (link)
  4. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Chicago: Standard Publishing Company. p. 633.

Further reading


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.