Seguin, Kansas

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Seguin, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°20′15″N100°35′42″W / 39.33750°N 100.59500°W / 39.33750; -100.59500 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Sheridan
Township Logan
Elevation
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2,858 ft (871 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-63850 [1]
GNIS ID 471269 [1]

Seguin is an unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located in Logan Township, approximately 10 miles west of Hoxie. It lies south of U.S. Route 24, to which it is linked by Kansas Highway 188.

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History

A post office was opened in Seguin in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943. [2] In 1910, the population was 11. [3] The community was primarily settled by German Catholics. [4] [5] [6]

The 99-mile Plainville-Colby branch of the Union Pacific Railroad which passed through Seguin and dated from the late 1880s, was abandoned in 1998. [7] [8]

Education

The community is served by Hoxie USD 412 public school district.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Seguin, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, p. 665 (1912)
  4. ↑ Schlageck John (4 January 2016). Two-room school, Hays Daily News
  5. ↑ Schlageck, John (1 October 2011). Doodlebug and Jitney, Emporia Gazette
  6. ↑ History of our Churches, Hoxieseguinparishes.org, Retrieved 23 October 2017
  7. ↑ Surfact Transportation Board Decision, Docket No. AB-33, March 21, 1997, STB.gov, Retrieved 23 October 2017
  8. ↑ The Plainville Branch, Abandonedrails.com, Retrieved 23 October 2017

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