Corbin, Kansas

Corbin, Kansas
Corbin, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
	KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
	Corbin Corbin
	Coordinates: 37°7′35″N97°32′38″W / 37.12639°N 97.54389°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Sumner
Elevation	1,158 ft (353 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-15575
GNIS ID	470307

Last updated September 19, 2023

Corbin is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located about 6.5 miles northeast of Caldwell near the intersection of S Mayfield Rd and W 110th St S, next to the railroad.

History

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north–south from Herington through Corbin to Caldwell.^[2] 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, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".

The post office was established February 6, 1884, and discontinued February 16, 1975.^[3] The nearby Spring Creek School is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Education

The community is served by Caldwell USD 360 public school district.

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References

1 2 3 4 "Corbin, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
↑ "Rock Island Rail History". Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

External links

Corbin history
Sumner County map, KDOT

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 "Corbin, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

[Rock_Island_Rail_History-2] "Rock Island Rail History". Archived from the original on June 19, 2011. Retrieved April 17, 2011.

[3] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Sumner County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Wellington
Cities	Argonia Belle Plaine Caldwell Conway Springs Geuda Springs‡ Hunnewell Mayfield Milan Mulvane‡ Oxford South Haven Wellington	Map of Kansas highlighting Sumner County
Unincorporated communities	Adamsville Anson Ashton Cicero Corbin Dalton Drury Millerton Milton† Peck†‡ Perth Portland Riverdale Rome Suppesville Zyba
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