St. Peter, Kansas Explained

St. Peter, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Graham Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Graham County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:St. Peter
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:39.1897°N -100.0892°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Graham
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:2494
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:785
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-62525
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:471325

St. Peter is an unincorporated community in Graham County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

The community was originally named Hoganville. The post office in St. Peter, established in 1894 as Hoganville, was discontinued in 1920.[2] The population in 1910 was 50.[3]

Education

The community is served by Graham County USD 281 public school district.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: County History (archived) . Graham County, Kansas . 10 June 2014 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20140406224602/http://www.grahamcountyks.com/About/History/tabid/10443/Default.aspx . April 6, 2014 .
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 10 June 2014 . unfit . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009132051/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:GH . October 9, 2013 .
  3. Book: Blackmar . Frank Wilson . Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2 . Chicago . Standard Publishing Company . 633 . 1912.