Seguin, Kansas

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Seguin, Kansas
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Coordinates: 39°20′15″N100°35′42″W / 39.33750°N 100.59500°W / 39.33750; -100.59500 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 23 June 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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