Farmington, Kansas

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Farmington, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°31′7″N95°18′35″W / 39.51861°N 95.30972°W / 39.51861; -95.30972 [1]
Country Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States
State Flag of Kansas.svg Kansas
County Atchison
Township Center
Elevation
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1,030 ft (310 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
66023
Area code 913
FIPS code 20-23150
GNIS ID 473485 [1]

Farmington is an unincorporated community in Center Township, Atchison County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

Farmington had its start by the building of the Missouri Pacific Railroad through that territory. [2]

The post office was opened in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940. [3]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Farmington, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  632.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

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