Antelope, Kansas

Antelope, Kansas
Antelope, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	KDOT map of Marion County (legend)
	Antelope Antelope
	Coordinates: 38°26′10″N96°58′26″W / 38.43611°N 96.97389°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Marion
Township	Clear Creek
Founded	1870
Named for	antelope
Elevation	1,368 ft (417 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-01950
GNIS ID	477249

Last updated September 20, 2023

Antelope is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States.^[1] Antelope got its name from antelope grazing near where the first school was being built.^[2] It is located northeast of Marion, about 0.9 miles west of the intersection of U.S. Route 77 (aka U.S. Route 56) highway and 250th Street along the Union Pacific Railroad.

History

Early history

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

19th century

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1855, Marion County was established within the Kansas Territory, which included the land for modern day Antelope.^[3]

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north–south from Herington through Antelope to Caldwell.^[4] It foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, and finally merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".

A post office existed in Antelope from July 25, 1870, to June 20, 1988.^[5]

Geography

Antelope is located in the scenic Flint Hills and Great Plains of the state of Kansas.^[1] between Marion and Lincolnville next to the Union Pacific Railroad.

Area attractions

Antelope has one listing on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

Amelia Park Bridge^[6] (NRHP), 1 mile north-east of Antelope on 260th Street.
Island Field Ranch House^[7] (NRHP), 1 mile east of Antelope on U.S. Route 77. Childhood home of Alvin Silas Wight.

Education

The community is served by Centre USD 397 public school district. The high school is a member of T.E.E.N., a shared video teaching network between five area high schools.^[8]

Centre School; 2374 310th St, Lost Springs, KS; between Lost Springs and Lincolnville, east of U.S. 77 highway.

Media

Print

Marion County Record , newspaper from Marion.
Hillsboro Free Press , free newspaper for greater Marion County area.

Infrastructure

Transportation

U.S. Route 77 is 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Antelope. The Oklahoma Kansas Texas (OKT)^[9] line of the Union Pacific Railroad runs through the community.

Utilities

Internet
- Satellite is provided by HughesNet, StarBand, WildBlue.
TV
- Satellite is provided by DirecTV, Dish Network.
- Terrestrial is provided by regional digital TV stations.
Electricity
- Community and Rural areas provided by Flint Hills RECA.

Notable people

Alvin Silas Wight, (1887–1949), Kansas House of Representatives,^[10] Educator, Farmer, his childhood home was the Island Field Ranch (NRHP), see above.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antelope, Kansas
↑ Marion County Kansas, Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; 1972.
↑ "The History of Marion County and Courthouse". Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
↑ "Rock Island Rail History". Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2010.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828–1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2014.
↑ National Register of Historic Places - Amelia Park Bridge
↑ National Register of Historic Places - Island Field Ranch House
↑ T.E.E.N. video teaching network
↑ "UP Railroad Common Line Names" (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad . Retrieved August 2, 2010.
↑ Kansas Legislators Past & Present Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Historical

Marion County cemetery list, archive of KsGenWeb
Marion County history bibliography, Marion County school bibliography, Kansas Historical Society

Maps

Marion County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
Topo Map of Lincolnville / Antelope area, USGS

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Antelope, Kansas

[2] Marion County Kansas, Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; 1972.

[Marion-Co-History-3] "The History of Marion County and Courthouse". Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2014.

[Rock_Island_Rail_History-4] "Rock Island Rail History". Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved July 31, 2010.

[5] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828–1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

[6] National Register of Historic Places - Amelia Park Bridge

[7] National Register of Historic Places - Island Field Ranch House

[8] T.E.E.N. video teaching network

[9] "UP Railroad Common Line Names" (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad . Retrieved August 2, 2010.

[khor-10] Kansas Legislators Past & Present Archived 2010-08-01 at the Wayback Machine

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Marion County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Marion
Cities	Burns Durham Florence Goessel Hillsboro Lehigh Lincolnville Lost Springs Marion Peabody Ramona Tampa	Map of Kansas highlighting Marion County
Unincorporated communities	Antelope Aulne Canada Eastshore† (at Marion Reservoir) Marion County Lake Pilsen†
Ghost towns	Elk‡ Gnadenau Hampson Oursler Waldeck Watchorn
Townships	Blaine Catlin Centre Clark Clear Creek Colfax Doyle Durham Park East Branch Fairplay Gale Grant Lehigh Liberty Logan Lost Springs Menno Milton Moore Peabody Risley Summit West Branch Wilson
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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