| Patterson, Kansas | |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated Community |
| Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Patterson |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of Kansas |
| Image Map1: | Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Harvey County.png |
| Map Caption1: | 1915 Railroad Map of Harvey County |
| Coordinates: | 37.9433°N -97.655°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Harvey |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Lake |
| Established Title: | Founded |
| Established Date: | 1888 |
| Established Title1: | Platted |
| Named For: | James Patterson |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Elevation Ft: | 1437 |
| 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: | 484647 |
Patterson is an unincorporated community in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It is located 5 miles south of Burrton at SW 84th St and S Patterson Rd.
Patterson was named for James Patterson, an early settler in Lake Township, Harvey County, Kansas. L.A. Hamlin "surveyed and laid out" the Patterson town site September 25, 1888, on land owned by Dr. Thomas S. Hunt (1830-1900) and Susan Barbee Hunt (1841-1920).[1] In 1887, Dr. Hunt deeded land for right-of-way to the Kansas Midland Railroad Company. He developed the town and sold building lots. Patterson became a station on a railroad segment of St. Louis–San Francisco Railway that ran from Wichita to Burrton. Two passenger trains a day passed through Patterson.
A post office was opened in Patterson in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1927.[2]
The community was located along a railroad line between Burrton and Bentley, but the track was removed in the 1990s or 2000s.[3]
The community is served by Burrton USD 369 public school district.