Yocemento, Kansas

Yocemento is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, in the United States.

History

Yocemento had its start in the year 1906 when I. M. Yost and others built a cement plant there.^[1] The name is a portmanteau of the last name Yost, and cement.^[2]

A post office was opened in Yocemento in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.^[3]

References

↑ "Yocemento". KSGenWeb. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
↑ Heim, Michael (2007). Exploring Kansas Highways. p. 31.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

Municipalities and communities of Ellis County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Hays

Cities	Ellis Hays Schoenchen Victoria

CDPs	Catharine Munjor

Unincorporated communities	Antonino Emmeram Pfeifer Toulon Turkville Walker Yocemento

Ghost towns	Chetolah Smoky Hill City

Townships	Big Creek Buckeye Catherine Ellis Freedom Herzog Lookout Victoria Wheatland

Coordinates: 38°54′27.9″N 99°25′33.1″W / 38.907750°N 99.425861°W / 38.907750; -99.425861