Critzer, Kansas

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Coordinates: 38°08′24″N 94°54′45″W / 38.14, -94.9125
Critzer, Kansas
— Unincorporated community —
Location of Critzer in Kansas
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Linn
Elevation ^[1]	883 ft (269 m)
Time zone	Central (CST) (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)
ZIP code
Area code(s)	XXX
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID	160662^[1]
Other name	Montgomery^[1]

Critzer is an unincorporated community in Linn County, Kansas, United States.

1 Geography
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Critzer is located at 38°08′24″N 94°54′45″W / 38.14, -94.9125 (38.140029, -94.912744),^[1] six miles (9.7 km) west of the county seat, Mound City. Critzer lies 883 feet (269 m) above sea level.

[edit] History

Critzer US Post Office was established on January 1, 1890 and remained open until September 15, 1906. John R. Shaw was appointed Postmaster on September 18, 1896 by US Postmaster General at the time, William L. Wilson.^[2] Critzer is named after an engineer who worked for the Missouri Pacific Railroad. He later moved to the state of Washington.^[3]

A one room school operated in Critzer from 1875 to 1941 and Mary Williams was a teacher at the school.^[4]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d USGS GNIS: Critzer, Kansas. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.
^ Post Offices in Kansas, 1828-1961. Kansas Historical Society. Retrived on 2008-05-07.
^ Linn County Kansas - A History by William Ansel Mitchell Page 322 Copyright 1928 Presswork by Campbell-Gates of Kansas City
^ Linn County. One Room Schoolhouse Project. Retrieved on 2008-05-07.