Porterville, Kansas

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Porterville, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°43′05″N95°04′08″W / 37.71806°N 95.06889°W / 37.71806; -95.06889 Coordinates: 37°43′05″N95°04′08″W / 37.71806°N 95.06889°W / 37.71806; -95.06889 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Bourbon
Elevation
[1]
1,011 ft (308 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-57075 [1]
GNIS ID 484706 [1]

Porterville is an unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States. [1]

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History

Porterville had a post office from 1882 until 1905. [2] L. G. Porter, the first postmaster, gave the community its name. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Porterville, 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 August 2, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Many Towns Have Disappeared (Note: Page loads on 9C due to technical constraints. Scroll to next page)". The Fort Scott Tribune. July 16, 1976. pp. 10C. Retrieved 16 May 2015.

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