Vliets, Kansas

Vliets is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas, in the United States.

History

Vliets was laid out in 1889. It was named for the Van Vliet family, the original owner of the town site.[1] A post office was opened in Vliets in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992.[2]

References

  1. Foster, Emma Elizabeth Calderhead (1917). History of Marshall County, Kansas: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. p. 195.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 14 June 2014.

Coordinates: 39°42′50″N 96°20′01″W / 39.71389°N 96.33361°W