Rome, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Map1: | Map of Sumner Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Sumner County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Rome |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 37.1603°N -97.3914°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sumner |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 1211 |
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: | 470318 |
Rome is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. It is located about 6.5 miles south of Wellington at about 0.5 miles east of the intersection of U.S. Route 81 and E 90th St, next to the railroad.
A post office was opened in Rome in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[1]
Rome has a Farmers Co-Op Grain business with the capability to load grain into rail cars.
The community is served by Wellington USD 353 public school district.[2]