Kingsdown, Kansas Explained

Kingsdown, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Ford Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Ford County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Kingsdown
Pushpin Label Position:right
Coordinates:37.525°N -99.7586°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Ford
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Date:1887
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:2510
Population Density Sq Mi: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
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:474247

Kingsdown is an unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas, United States. It is located along U.S. Route 54 highway.

History

Kingsdown was founded in 1887.[1]

A post office in Kingsdown opened in 1888, closed in 1891, reopened in 1892, and closed again in 1893, was re-established in 1904, and closed permanently in 1994.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ford County . https://web.archive.org/web/20010605165306/http://www.skyways.org/counties/FO/ . dead . 5 June 2001 . Kansas State Library . Blue Skyways . 10 June 2014 .
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 . Kansas Historical Society . 10 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009131924/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AFO . 9 October 2013 .