Kingsdown, Kansas

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Kingsdown, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°31′30″N99°45′31″W / 37.52500°N 99.75861°W / 37.52500; -99.75861 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Ford
Founded1887
Elevation
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2,510 ft (770 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-37000 [1]
GNIS ID 474247 [1]

Kingsdown is an unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

Kingsdown was founded in 1887. [2]

A post office in Kingsdown opened in 1888, closed in 1891, reopened in 1892, and closed again in 1893, was re-established in 1904, and closed permanently in 1994. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Kingsdown, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Ford County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Archived from the original on June 5, 2001. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

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