Gross, Kansas Explained

Gross, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Crawford Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Crawford County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Gross
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:37.6008°N -94.6497°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Crawford
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:883
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:620
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-29000
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:475156

Gross is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Crawford County, Kansas, United States.

History

Gross was a station and shipping point on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad.[1]

The post office in the community was established on 28 September 1907 and discontinued on 30 April 1934.[2]

Gross was the location of Crawford county school #135 and the A.B. Ryder Mercantile Company.

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Notes and References

  1. Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. ... / with a supplementary volume devoted to selected personal history and reminiscence. Standard Pub. Co. Chicago : 1912
  2. Robert W. Baughman's Kansas Post Offices, May 29, 1828-August 3, 1961