Plymouth, Kansas

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Plymouth, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Old 1882 schoolhouse (2019)
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Coordinates: 38°24′50″N96°19′56″W / 38.41389°N 96.33222°W / 38.41389; -96.33222 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Lyon
Founded1850s
Platted 1858
Elevation
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1,165 ft (355 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-56900
GNIS ID 477277 [1]

Plymouth is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located approximately five miles west of the city of Emporia along Road B2.

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History

Plymouth was laid out in 1858. [2] The first school class was taught in 1862, the first school house was built in 1864. The present old school house was built in 1882. [3] [4]

Plymouth was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. [5]

A post office was opened in Plymouth in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930. [6]

Education

The community is served by Emporia USD 253 public school district.

Transportation

The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway formerly provided passenger rail service to Plymouth along their mainline until at least 1936. [7] As of 2025, the nearest passenger rail station is located in Newton, where Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops once daily on a route from Chicago to Los Angeles. [8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plymouth, Kansas
  2. ↑ French, Laura M. (1929). History of Emporia and Lyon County, Kansas. Heritage Books. p. 132. ISBN   9780788403460.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  3. ↑ "Plymouth School". September 20, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Kansas One Room Schools: Plymouth, Kansas". September 20, 2019.
  5. ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp.  484.
  6. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 10, 2014.
  7. ↑ "AT&SF 1936 Timetable" (PDF). Retrieved July 27, 2025.
  8. ↑ "Amtrak Southwest Chief" . Retrieved July 27, 2025.

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