Rome, Sumner County, Kansas

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Rome, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
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Rome
Coordinates: 37°9′37″N97°23′29″W / 37.16028°N 97.39139°W / 37.16028; -97.39139 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Sumner
Elevation
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1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-61000
GNIS ID 470318 [1]

Rome is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located approximately 6.5 miles south of Wellington and about 0.5 mile east of the intersection of U.S. Route 81 and E 90th St, adjacent to the railroad. [1]

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History

A post office was opened in Rome in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933. [2]

Economy

Rome has a Farmers Co-Op Grain business with the capability to load grain into rail cars.

Education

The community is served by Wellington USD 353 public school district. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Rome, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. ↑ "USD 353 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 29, 2020.

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