Montrose, Kansas
| Montrose, Kansas | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
 KDOT map of Jewell County (legend) | |
  Montrose  Montrose | |
| Coordinates: 39°47′4″N 98°5′16″W / 39.78444°N 98.08778°WCoordinates: 39°47′4″N 98°5′16″W / 39.78444°N 98.08778°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Jewell |
| Elevation[1] | 1,644 ft (501 m) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-48000 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 472005 [1] |
Montrose is an unincorporated community in Jewell County, Kansas, United States.[2]
History
A post office was first established as Delta in 1880, and it was renamed Montrose in 1888.[3][4] The origin of the name Montrose is obscure.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Montrose, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- ↑ "Montrose, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "Montrose memories". The Superior Express. Jan 25, 2007. pp. 5B. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
External links
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