Home, Kansas

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Home, Kansas
census-designated place
Home, Kansas
Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 39°50′30″N 96°31′11″W / 39.84167°N 96.51972°W / 39.84167; -96.51972Coordinates: 39°50′30″N 96°31′11″W / 39.84167°N 96.51972°W / 39.84167; -96.51972
Country United States
State Kansas
County Marshall
Population (2000)
  Total 151
Time zone Central (CST) (UTC-6)
  Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)

Home (also called Home City[1]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in southern Franklin Township, Marshall County, Kansas, United States.[2] Its altitude is 1,345 feet (410 m), and it is located at 39°50′30″N 96°31′11″W / 39.84167°N 96.51972°W / 39.84167; -96.51972 (39.8416678, -96.5197389).[1] Home lies along U.S. Route 36 – the Pony Express Highway – and a Union Pacific rail line, east of the city of Marysville,[2] the county seat of Marshall County.[3]

The town gets its name from the first post office, which was established in 1874 in someone's home. The post office eventually was moved to its own building, which is now facing possible closure due to postal service austerity measures.[4]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Home, Kansas
  2. 2.0 2.1 DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 24. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  3. "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07. 
  4. http://articles.kwch.com/2011-06-15/post-office_29663550


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