Vliets, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Map1: | Map of Marshall Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Marshall County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Vliets |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Coordinates: | 39.7139°N -96.3336°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Marshall |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Date: | 1889 |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Established Date1: | 1889 |
Named For: | Van Vliet family |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 1168 |
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: | 20-74100 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Blank1 Info: | 473203 |
Vliets is an unincorporated community in Marshall County, Kansas, United States. It is located at the southern terminus of Kansas Highway 87.
Vliets was laid out in 1889. It was named for the Van Vliet family, the original owner of the town site.[1] A post office was opened in Vliets in 1897, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1992.[2]
The community currently consists of a Co-op, a granary, and perhaps a dozen houses.
The community and nearby rural areas are served by Vermillion USD 380 public school district.