Windhorst, Kansas

Windhorst, Kansas
Windhorst, Kansas
Unincorporated community
	Immaculate Heart of Mary Church (2014)
	KDOT map of Ford County (legend)
	Windhorst Windhorst
	Coordinates: 37°47′07″N99°38′31″W / 37.78528°N 99.64194°W Coordinates: 37°47′07″N99°38′31″W / 37.78528°N 99.64194°W
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Ford
Elevation	2,362 ft (720 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-79825
GNIS ID	473746

Last updated July 21, 2021

Windhorst (also known as Windthorst) is an unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located in a rural area southeast of Spearville and northeast of Ford.

History

A post office was opened in Windhorst in 1898, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1905.^[2]

The present-day community consists of a church, a school, a priest's house, and residential housing, but little more. The community is best known for the Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, which closed in 1997. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and can still be visited.^[3]

Education

Windhorst is a part of USD 381 Spearville Schools. The Spearville High School mascot is the Royal Lancers.^[4]

Windhorst schools were closed through school unification. The Windhorst High School mascot was Bluejays.^[5] The Windhorst Bluejays won the Kansas State High School class B Baseball championship in 1956.^[6]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Windhorst, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
↑ "Extinct Towns in Ford County, Kansas". Legends of Kansas. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-09-08.
↑ "Spearville Schools USD 381". USD 381. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
↑ "Rozel Pins Windhorst For Title", Great Bend Tribune, 13 February 1959, p.7.
↑ "Baseball". KSHSAA. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

External links

Windthorst Heritage
U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Windhorst
Ford County Maps: Current, Historic - KDOT

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[GNIS-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Windhorst, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.

[2] "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

[Extinct_Towns_in_Ford_County,_Kansas-3] "Extinct Towns in Ford County, Kansas". Legends of Kansas. 2009-09-08. Retrieved 2009-09-08.

[4] "Spearville Schools USD 381". USD 381. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

[5] "Rozel Pins Windhorst For Title", Great Bend Tribune, 13 February 1959, p.7.

[6] "Baseball". KSHSAA. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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County seat: Dodge City
Cities	Bucklin Dodge City Ford Spearville	Map of Kansas highlighting Ford County
Unincorporated communities	Bellefont Bloom Fort Dodge† Kingsdown Wilroads Gardens† Windhorst Wright†
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