Twin Creek, Kansas

Twin Creek was a small settlement in Hancock Township, Osborne County, Kansas, United States.

Twin Creek, Kansas
Twin Creek
Location within the state of Kansas
Twin Creek
Twin Creek (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°17′35″N 98°40′31″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyOsborne
Elevation
1,670 ft (509 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID482024[1]

History

Twin Creek was issued a post office in 1872, which was discontinued in 1904. It was issued a new post office the following year, but this was itself discontinued in 1915.[2] The population in 1910 was 95.[3]

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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.
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 1. Chicago: Standard Publishing Company. p. 823.



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