Heizer, Kansas

Heizer, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Barton County (legend)
Heizer
Heizer
Coordinates: 38°25′20″N 98°53′21″W / 38.42222°N 98.88917°W / 38.42222; -98.88917Coordinates: 38°25′20″N 98°53′21″W / 38.42222°N 98.88917°W / 38.42222; -98.88917[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Barton
Elevation[1] 1,886 ft (575 m)
Time zone CST (UTC-6)
 • Summer (DST) CDT (UTC-5)
FIPS code 20-31275 [1]
GNIS ID 475638 [1]

Heizer is an unincorporated community in Barton County, Kansas, United States.[2]

History

Heizer had its beginnings in the 1880s with the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named for David N. Heizer, a former owner of the town site and mayor of nearby Great Bend, who saw the need for a railway stop northwest of Great Bend.[3] Heizer was the first stop where trains could drop off and pick up mail and take on cream, cattle and grain.

Heizer, once a busy little town with over a 100 residents, had a train depot, a blacksmith shop, hotels, stockyards, a lumberyard, creamery, church, schools, 2 grain elevators, and a bank. The original remaining buildings include the church, school, which was erected in 1927, the general store, and the bank, established in 1911.

Heizer currently has approximately 20 residents.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Heizer, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Heizer, Kansas
  3. ↑ Biographical History of Barton County, Kansas. Great Bend Tribune. 1912. p. 78.


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