Elk, Kansas

Elk, Kansas
Ghost Town

1893 map showing Elk on the border of Chase and Marion Counties
Elk

Location within the state of Kansas

Coordinates: 38°25′0″N 96°49′0″W / 38.41667°N 96.81667°WCoordinates: 38°25′0″N 96°49′0″W / 38.41667°N 96.81667°W
Country United States
State Kansas
County Chase, Marion
Population
 • Total 0
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
Area code 620

Elk is a ghost town in Chase and Marion counties in the U.S. state of Kansas.[1] It lay along Middle Creek northwest of Elmdale and straddled the county line between Chase and Marion County.[2][3]

History

Founded in the 19th century,[4] it remained into the 1920s.[5] The community is no longer in existence.[6] The settlement had a general store, and a post office until 1923, when it was replaced by rural free delivery.[7] A post office existed in Elk from August 24, 1874 to December 15, 1924.[8]

Geography

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Elk has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[9]

See also

Further reading

References

  1. ↑ DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 50. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.; with this map
  2. ↑ Page 14 from Atlas of the World, 1914.
  3. ↑ Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
  4. ↑ Shown on this 1893 map
  5. ↑ Shown on this 1921 map
  6. ↑ DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 50. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  7. ↑ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Great Plains Studies, Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 7-8, p. 253
  8. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  9. ↑ Climate Summary for Elk, Kansas

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