Aulne, Kansas

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Aulne, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°16′34″N97°04′36″W / 38.2761266°N 97.0766933°W / 38.2761266; -97.0766933 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Marion
Township Wilson
Founded1887
Platted 1887
Elevation
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1,408 ft (429 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
66861
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-03400 [1]
GNIS ID 477370 [1]

Aulne is an unincorporated community in Marion County, Kansas, United States. [1] The Aulne name was suggested by officials of the railroad when it was built through Aulne during the 19th century. [2] It is located southwest of Marion at the intersection of Pawnee Road and 140th Street, adjacent to the Union Pacific Railroad.

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History

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1915 Railroad Map of Marion County

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 Aulne. [3]

In 1872, a railroad contractor, named Col. W. Sherburn, decided the location would be good location for a town and named it after himself, Sherburn, but it was too early and never used.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north–south from Herington through Aulne 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 which 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 Aulne from August 19, 1887 to February 28, 1954. [5]

20th century

Aulne was one of the finalist communities considered for Tabor College before it was established in Hillsboro in 1908. [6]

During World War I, the local telephone company decreed that "No German could be spoken over the telephones", because of anti-German sentiment towards German-Americans. [7]

Geography

Aulne is located at coordinates 38.2761266, -97.0766933 in the scenic Flint Hills and Great Plains of the state of Kansas. [1] It is roughly halfway between Marion and Peabody next to the Union Pacific Railroad.

Area attractions

Education

The community is served by Marion–Florence USD 408 public school district. All students attend schools in Marion. The high school is a member of T.E.E.N., a shared video teaching network between five area high schools. [11]

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Infrastructure

Transportation

U.S. Route 56 is 5.75 miles (9.25 km) to the north, U.S. Route 50 is 7 miles (11 km) to the south, and U.S. Route 77 is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) east of the community. The Oklahoma Kansas Texas (OKT) [14] line of the Union Pacific Railroad passes through the community, but no longer has a side-spur at Aulne.

The Rock Island Railroad formerly provided passenger rail service to Aulne on their mainline from Minneapolis to Houston until at least 1951. [15]

Utilities

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Aulne, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ Marion County Kansas, Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; 1972.
  3. ↑ "The History of Marion County and Courthouse". Archived from the original on February 27, 2018. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  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. ↑ Ghost Towns - Aulne, Kansas
  7. ↑ Mob Violence and Kansas Mennonites in 1918; Kansas Historical Quarterly; Autumn 1977.
  8. ↑ Marion County Poor Farm - History; Marion County Record; October 14, 1998. Archived October 13, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  9. ↑ "Marion County Poor Farm - History; Peabody News; 1901". Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  10. ↑ "Marion County Poor Farm - Photo; Peabody News; 1901". Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved December 19, 2010.
  11. ↑ T.E.E.N. video teaching network Archived 2010-12-05 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ↑ Marion Middle School
  13. ↑ Marion Elementary School
  14. ↑ "UP Railroad Common Line Names" (PDF). Union Pacific Railroad . Retrieved August 2, 2010.
  15. ↑ "Rock Island 1951 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2025.

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