Friend, Kansas

Friend, Kansas
Friend, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	KDOT map of Finney County (legend)
	Friend Friend
	Coordinates: 38°15′36″N100°54′42″W / 38.26000°N 100.91167°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Finney
Elevation	2,914 ft (888 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-24800
GNIS ID	471533

Last updated December 06, 2023

Friend is an unincorporated community in Terry Township, Finney County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located next to U.S. Route 83 and the North Line of the Garden City Western Railway, south to the county line of Scott County.

History

Originally the town was named McCue^[1] after Basil M. McCue of Hastings, Nebraska who was the organizer of the Garden City Gulf & Northern Railroad. The Santa Fe Railroad changed the name to Friend when it took over the railway line between Garden City and Scott City.

The post office in Friend closed in 1992.^[2]

Education

The community is served by Garden City USD 457 public school district.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Friend, Kansas
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

External links

Historical Directory of Kansas Towns (M)
Basil M. McCue at A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans
Finney County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 5 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Friend, Kansas

[2] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Finney County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Garden City
Cities	Garden City Holcomb	Map of Kansas highlighting Finney County
Unincorporated communities	Friend Gano Kalvesta Lowe Mansfield Peterson Pierceville† Plymell Quinby Ritchal Rodkey Tennis Wolf
Ghost towns	Eminence Ravanna
Townships	Garden City Garfield Ivanhoe Pierceville Pleasant Valley Sherlock Terry
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
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