Highhill, Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 39°22′47″N99°04′25″W / 39.37972°N 99.07361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Rooks |
| Elevation | 1,913 ft (583 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 0 |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| GNIS ID | 481901 [1] |
Highhill (or High Hill) is a ghost town in Medicine Township, Rooks County, Kansas, United States. [1]
Highhill was issued a post office in 1885. The post office was discontinued in 1891. There is nothing left of Highhill. [2]
Rooks County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Stockton, and its largest city is Plainville. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 4,919. The county was named for John Rooks, a private in Company I of the 11th Kansas Cavalry Regiment, who died at the Battle of Prairie Grove during the American Civil War.
Frank Carlson was an American politician who served as the 30th governor of Kansas, Kansas State representative, United States representative, and United States senator from Kansas. Carlson is the only Kansan to have held all four offices. His political career spanned 40 years, beginning in November 1928 and ending in January 1969.
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. | |
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