Huscher, Kansas

Last updated April 08, 2022

Huscher is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.^[1]

History

In 1887, Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built a branch line from Neva (3 miles west of Strong City) through Huscher to Superior, Nebraska. Huscher became a shipping point of some importance.^[2] In 1996, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway merged with Burlington Northern Railroad and renamed to the current BNSF Railway. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Santa Fe".

Huscher had a post office from 1892 until it closed 1914. It was re-established in 1915, and finally closed again in 1934.^[3]

Education

The community is served by Concordia USD 333 public school district.

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References

↑ "Huscher, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey
↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 891.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

External links

Cloud County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

Coordinates: 39°31′27″N97°35′21″W / 39.52417°N 97.58917°W / 39.52417; -97.58917

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[GNIS-1] "Huscher, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey

[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. 891.

[3] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Cloud County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Concordia
Cities	Aurora Clyde Concordia Glasco Jamestown Miltonvale Simpson‡	Map of Kansas highlighting Cloud County
Unincorporated communities	Ames† Hollis Huscher Rice St. Joseph
Ghost towns	Macyville Sibley Yuma
Townships	Arion Aurora Buffalo Center Colfax Elk Grant Lawrence Lincoln Lyon Meredith Nelson Oakland Shirley Sibley Creek Solomon Springs Starr Creek Summit
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.
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