Vliets, Kansas

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Vliets, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°42′50″N96°20′01″W / 39.71389°N 96.33361°W / 39.71389; -96.33361 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Marshall
Founded1889
Platted 1889
Named after Van Vliet family
Elevation
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1,168 ft (356 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-74100
GNIS ID 473203 [1]

Vliets is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located at the southern terminus of Kansas Highway 87.

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History

Vliets was laid out in 1889. It was named for the Van Vliet family, the original owner of the town site. [2] A post office was opened in Vliets in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992. [3]

The community currently consists of a Co-op, a granary, and perhaps a dozen houses.

Education

The community and nearby rural areas are served by Vermillion USD 380 public school district.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Vliets, Kansas
  2. ↑ Foster, Emma Elizabeth Calderhead (1917). History of Marshall County, Kansas: Its People, Industries, and Institutions. B.F. Bowen. pp.  195.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2014.

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