Oak Valley, Kansas

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Oak Valley, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Oak Valley
Coordinates: 37°20′36″N96°00′36″W / 37.34333°N 96.01000°W / 37.34333; -96.01000 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Elk
Elevation
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869 ft (265 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-51925
GNIS ID 469858 [1]

Oak Valley is an unincorporated community in Elk County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located along U.S. Route 160 between Longton and Elk City.

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History

A post office was opened at Oak Valley in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954. [2]

Oak Valley was founded in 1879, when a settler built the first residential structure. [3] [4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Oak Valley, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  3. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  379.
  4. ↑ "Elk County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

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