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{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Kansas}} |
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|name = Solomon Rapids, Kansas |
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|settlement_type = [[Unincorporated area|Unincorporated community]] |
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|map_caption1 = [[Kansas Department of Transportation|KDOT]] map of [[Mitchell County, Kansas|Mitchell County]] ([[:File:Kansas official transportation map legend.png|legend]]) |
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|pushpin_label = Solomon Rapids |
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|subdivision_name = United States |
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|subdivision_type1 = [[U.S. state|State]] |
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|subdivision_name1 = [[Kansas]] |
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|subdivision_type2 = [[List of counties in Kansas|County]] |
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|subdivision_name2 = [[Mitchell County, Kansas|Mitchell]] |
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|subdivision_type3 = [[List of townships in Kansas|Township]] |
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|elevation_ft = 1394 |
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|timezone = [[Central Time Zone|CST]] |
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|utc_offset = -6 |
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|area_code = [[Area code 785|785]] |
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|blank_info = 20-66425 |
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|blank1_info = 472328 <ref name="GNIS">{{cite gnis2|472328|Solomon Rapids, Kansas}}</ref> |
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==History== |
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A post office was opened in Solomon Rapids in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MC |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=15 June 2014 |url-status=unfit |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009132643/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MC |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}</ref> The community took its name from [[rapids]] on the nearby [[Solomon River]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.hwy24.org/uploads/2/6/1/8/26189167/28_town_names.pdf | title=Origin of Town Names | publisher=Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance | accessdate=9 April 2018 | pages=2}}</ref> |
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==Education== |
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The community is served by [[Beloit USD 273]] public school district. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Waconda Lake]] and [[Glen Elder State Park]]. |
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==References== |
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==Further reading== |
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{{See also|Mitchell County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Mitchell County, Kansas}} |
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==External links== |
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* Mitchell County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/mitchell.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT |
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[[Category:Unincorporated communities in Kansas]] |
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Latest revision as of 17:01, 12 September 2023
Solomon Rapids, Kansas | |
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Coordinates: 39°28′25″N 98°11′33″W / 39.47361°N 98.19250°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Mitchell |
Elevation | 1,394 ft (425 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-66425 |
GNIS ID | 472328 [1] |
Solomon Rapids is an unincorporated community in Mitchell County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History[edit]
A post office was opened in Solomon Rapids in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1953.[2] The community took its name from rapids on the nearby Solomon River.[3]
Education[edit]
The community is served by Beloit USD 273 public school district.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Solomon Rapids, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2014.
{{cite web}}
: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Origin of Town Names" (PDF). Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance. p. 2. Retrieved April 9, 2018.
Further reading[edit]
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