Montrose, Kansas

Montrose, Kansas
Montrose, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	KDOT map of Jewell County (legend)
	Montrose Montrose
	Coordinates: 39°47′4″N98°5′16″W / 39.78444°N 98.08778°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Jewell
Elevation	1,644 ft (501 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	785
FIPS code	20-48000
GNIS ID	472005

Last updated September 13, 2023

Montrose is an unincorporated community in Jewell County, Kansas, United States.^[1]

History

A post office was first established as Delta in 1880, and the settlement was moved to the current site with the arrival of the Rock Island Railroad, and it was renamed Montrose in 1888.^[2]^[3] The origin of the name Montrose is obscure.^[4]

Education

The community is served by Rock Hills USD 107 public school district.

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References

1 2 3 4 "Montrose, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 11, 2014.
↑ "Montrose memories". The Superior Express. January 25, 2007. pp. 5B. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

External links

Jewell County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 "Montrose, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior

[2] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

[3] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 11, 2014.

[4] "Montrose memories". The Superior Express. January 25, 2007. pp. 5B. Retrieved October 18, 2015.

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v t e Municipalities and communities of Jewell County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Mankato
Cities	Burr Oak Esbon Formoso Jewell Mankato Randall Webber	Map of Kansas highlighting Jewell County
Unincorporated communities	Ionia† Lovewell Montrose North Branch Otego
Ghost towns	Dentonia
Townships	Allen Athens Browns Creek Buffalo Burr Oak Calvin Center Erving Esbon Grant Harrison Highland Holmwood Ionia Jackson Limestone Montana Odessa Prairie Richland Sinclair Vicksburg Walnut Washington White Mound
Footnotes	†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
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