Holland, Kansas Explained

Holland, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Dickinson Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Dickinson County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Holland
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:38.7619°N -97.2794°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dickinson
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1872
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1230
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:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:476844

Holland is an unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas, United States.

History

Early history

See also: History of Kansas. For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

19th century

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1857, Dickinson County was established within the Kansas Territory, which included the land for modern day Holland.

Holland was founded in 1872.[1] A post office in Holland opened in 1872, closed temporarily in 1875, reopened in 1884, and reclosed in 1906.[2]

Education

The community is served by Chapman USD 473 public school district.

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dickinson County . Kansas State Library . Blue Skyways . 7 June 2014.
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 8 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130909023757/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ADK . 9 September 2013 .