Corbin, Kansas

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Corbin, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Corbin
Coordinates: 37°7′35″N97°32′38″W / 37.12639°N 97.54389°W / 37.12639; -97.54389 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Sumner
Elevation
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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 [1]

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.

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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.

Transportation

The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad formerly provided passenger rail service to Corbin on their mainline from Minneapolis to Houston until at least 1951. [4] As of 2025, the nearest passenger rail station is located in Newton, where Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops once daily on a route from Chicago to Los Angeles. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Corbin, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  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.
  4. ↑ "Rock Island 1951 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  5. ↑ "Amtrak Southwest Chief" . Retrieved July 27, 2025.

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