Beeler, Kansas

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Beeler, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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George Washington Carver homestead site, south of Beeler (2015)
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Beeler
Coordinates: 38°26′40″N100°11′41″W / 38.44444°N 100.19472°W / 38.44444; -100.19472 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ness
Named after Elmer Beeler
Elevation
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2,494 ft (760 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67518
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-05300
GNIS ID 471523 [1]

Beeler is an unincorporated community in Ness County, Kansas, United States. [1] It lies along K-96, west of the city of Ness City, the county seat of Ness County. [2] It has a post office with the ZIP code 67518. [3]

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History

Beeler was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. [4] Elmer Beeler, the town's founder, is its namesake. [5]

The first post office in Beeler was established in 1886 as Beelerville. [6] The post office was discontinued in 2009. [7]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Beeler has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Beeler, Kansas
  2. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 40.
  3. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  169.
  5. ↑ "Profile for Beeler, Kansas". ePodunk . Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Postmaster Finder". USPS. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
  8. ↑ Climate Summary for Beeler, Kansas

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