Page City, Kansas

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Page City, Kansas
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Coordinates: 39°5′23″N101°8′47″W / 39.08972°N 101.14639°W / 39.08972; -101.14639 [1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Logan
Elevation
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3,235 ft (986 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 785
FIPS code 20-54050 [1]
GNIS ID 471335 [1]

Page City is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Kansas, United States. [1] It is located along U.S. Route 40 west of Oakley.

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History

The community was founded in 1884 as a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad. [2]

A post office was opened in Page City in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971. [3]

Transportation

U.S. Route 40 highway and Union Pacific Railroad pass through Page City.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Page City, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System , United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. "Page City". Discover Oakley. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

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