Willowdale, Kansas Explained

Willowdale, Kansas
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Image Map1:Map of Kingman Co, Ks, USA.png
Map Caption1:KDOT map of Kingman County (legend)
Pushpin Map:Kansas#USA
Pushpin Label:Willowdale
Pushpin Label Position:left
Coordinates:37.5153°N -98.3017°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Kansas
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kingman
Subdivision Type3:Township
Established Title:Founded
Established Title1:Platted
Unit Pref:Imperial
Elevation Ft:1670
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:CST
Utc Offset:-6
Timezone Dst:CDT
Utc Offset Dst:-5
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:67142
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:620
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:20-79475
Blank1 Name:GNIS ID
Blank1 Info:474283

Willowdale is an unincorporated community in Kingman County, Kansas, United States. It is located 5 miles north of Zenda at the intersection of SW 100 Ave and SW 90 St.

History

A Baptist church was organized in the community on May 21, 1885.[1] A post office was opened in Willowdale in 1901 and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1938.[2]

Education

The community is served by Cunningham–West Kingman County USD 332 public school district.

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Notes and References

  1. Bliss. William W.. January 1885. Ministerial and Church Record. The Baptist Home Mission Monthly. VII. 1. 196. December 30, 2020.
  2. Web site: Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2 (archived) . Kansas Historical Society . 12 June 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131009172833/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:2/county:KM . October 9, 2013 .