Nekoma, Kansas Explained

Nekoma, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Rush Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Rush County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Nekoma
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:38.4736°N -99.4419°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Rush
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:2034
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:67559
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-49575
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:475606

Nekoma is an unincorporated community in Rush County, Kansas, United States. It lies along K-96 southwest of the city of La Crosse.[1]

History

Nekoma was platted in 1884 by the railroad.[2] The first post office in Nekoma was established in 1890.[3]

It has a post office with the ZIP code 67559.[4]

Education

The community is served by La Crosse USD 395 public school district.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 40.
  2. Web site: History of Rush County . Rush County Economic Development . 22 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120322024039/http://www.rushcounty.org/history.html . March 22, 2012 .
  3. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 . Kansas Historical Society . 22 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009133319/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:RH . October 9, 2013 .
  4. https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code