Lillis, Kansas

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Lillis, Kansas
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Coordinates: 39°36′35″N96°17′46″W / 39.60972°N 96.29611°W / 39.60972; -96.29611 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Marshall
Named for T. F. Lillis
Elevation
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1,247 ft (380 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-40425
GNIS ID 473425 [1]

Lillis is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

Lillis was named for Rev. T. F. Lillis. [2] A post office was opened in Lillis in 1910, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958. [3]

The Lillis Gymnasium is on the National Register of Historic Places.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lillis, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. Foster, Emma Elizabeth Calderhead (1917). History of Marshall County, Kansas: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp.  177.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

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