Ash Grove, Kansas

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Ash Grove is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located approximately two miles east of K-181 (Kansas highway) along Ash Grove / Union Road.

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History

The community started when Civil War Veteran Napoleon Bonaparte Alley made his dugout there. [2] A post office was opened in Ash Grove in 1916, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1944. [3]

About 3.3 miles southwest of the old town of Ash Grove is the South Fork Spillman Creek Double Arch Bridge. [2]

Currently it consists of two houses, abandoned church, abandoned school, and various other abandoned small buildings.

Education

The community is served by Sylvan–Lucas USD 299 public school district.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Ash Grove, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. 1 2 3 "Ash Grove, Kansas – Extinct in Lincoln County – Legends of Kansas" . Retrieved January 9, 2024.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

Further reading

39°09′41″N98°21′43″W / 39.16139°N 98.36194°W / 39.16139; -98.36194


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