Aulne, Kansas

File:Stouffer's Railroad Map of Kansas 1915-1918 Marion County.png]]

{{See also|History of Kansas}}

For many millennia, the Great Plains of North America was inhabited by nomadic Native Americans. From the 16th century to 18th century, the Kingdom of France claimed ownership of large parts of North America. In 1762, after the French and Indian War, France secretly ceded New France to Spain, per the Treaty of Fontainebleau.

In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for modern day Kansas was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile Louisiana Purchase for 2.83 cents per acre.

In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1855, Marion County was established within the Kansas Territory, which included the land for modern day Aulne.{{Cite web |url=http://www.marioncoks.net/AboutMarionCounty/History/tabid/7634/Default.aspx |title=The History of Marion County and Courthouse |access-date=April 23, 2014 |archive-date=February 27, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180227021903/http://www.marioncoks.net/AboutMarionCounty/History/tabid/7634/Default.aspx |url-status=dead }}

In 1872, a railroad contractor, named Col. W. Sherburn, decided the location would be good location for a town and named it after himself, Sherburn, but it was too early and never used.

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north–south from Herington through Aulne to Caldwell.{{Cite web |url=http://home.covad.net/~scicoatnsew/rihist4.htm |title=Rock Island Rail History |access-date=2010-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110619230000/http://home.covad.net/~scicoatnsew/rihist4.htm |archive-date=2011-06-19 |url-status=dead}} It foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980, and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad which merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, and finally merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".

A post office existed in Aulne from August 19, 1887, to February 28, 1954.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:MN |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=14 June 2014 |url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009130856/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3AMN |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}

Aulne was one of the finalist communities considered for Tabor College before it was established in Hillsboro in 1908.[http://kansasghosttowns.blogspot.com/2011/05/aulne-kansas-marion-county.html Ghost Towns - Aulne, Kansas]

During World War I, the local telephone company decreed that "No German could be spoken over the telephones", because of

anti-German sentiment towards German-Americans.[http://www.kshs.org/p/kansas-historical-quarterly-mob-violence-and-kansas-mennonites-in-1918/13278 Mob Violence and Kansas Mennonites in 1918; Kansas Historical Quarterly; Autumn 1977.]

Aulne is located at coordinates 38.2761266, -97.0766933 in the scenic Flint Hills and Great Plains of the state of Kansas. It is roughly halfway between Marion and Peabody next to the Union Pacific Railroad.

• [http://www.aulneumc.com Aulne United Methodist Church], north-east corner of 140th St and Pawnee Rd.
• 1890 Marion County Poor Farm (asylum), 1 mi west, 2.1 mi north. Large 3-story limestone house, now privately owned house, occasional tours by appointment. Darren E. Burrows lived here briefly as a child. Indigent, and somewhat "incompetent" people would live here with adult supervision, work the land, raise their own food, and earn their keep. Unwed pregnant girls could stay there until they delivered their babies, which were put up of adoption. The asylum was self-sustaining for a number of years, even paying taxes to the county.[http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/misc/poorfrm.txt Marion County Poor Farm - History; Marion County Record; October 14, 1998.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013192445/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/misc/poorfrm.txt |date=October 13, 2012 }}{{Cite web |url=http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/misc/poorfarm.txt |title=Marion County Poor Farm - History; Peabody News; 1901. |access-date=2010-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014082136/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/misc/poorfarm.txt |archive-date=2012-10-14 |url-status=dead}}{{Cite web |url=http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/misc/poorfarm.jpg |title=Marion County Poor Farm - Photo; Peabody News; 1901. |access-date=2010-12-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014112030/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/misc/poorfarm.jpg |archive-date=2012-10-14 |url-status=dead}}
• Marion Reservoir, approximately seven miles north of Aulne.

The community is served by Marion–Florence USD 408 public school district. All students attend schools in Marion. The high school is a member of T.E.E.N., a shared video teaching network between five area high schools.[http://mnmid.usd408.com/teen/webpage/index.htm T.E.E.N. video teaching network] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101205042542/http://mnmid.usd408.com/teen/webpage/index.htm |date=2010-12-05 }}

• Marion High School, located in Marion.
• Marion Middle School, located in Marion.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100715000931/http://www.usd408.com/mms.html Marion Middle School]
• Marion Elementary School, located in Marion.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100710031920/http://www.usd408.com/mes.html Marion Elementary School]

{{See also|Media in Wichita, Kansas|List of newspapers in Kansas|List of radio stations in Kansas|List of television stations in Kansas}}

• Marion County Record, newspaper from Marion.
• Hillsboro Free Press, free newspaper for greater Marion County area.

U.S. Route 56 is {{convert|5.75|mi}} to the north, U.S. Route 50 is {{convert|7|mi}} to the south, and U.S. Route 77 is {{convert|4.5|mi}} east of the community. The Oklahoma Kansas Texas (OKT){{cite web | title = UP Railroad Common Line Names | publisher = Union Pacific Railroad | url = http://www.uprr.com/aboutup/maps/attachments/upcomnam.pdf | accessdate = 2010-08-02}} line of the Union Pacific Railroad passes through the community, but no longer has a side-spur at Aulne.

• Internet
• Satellite is provided by HughesNet, StarBand, WildBlue.
• TV
• Satellite is provided by DirecTV, Dish Network.
• Terrestrial is provided by regional digital TV stations.
• Electricity
• Community and Rural areas provided by [http://www.flinthillsrec.com Flint Hills RECA].
• Water
• Community and Rural areas provided by Marion County RWD #4 ([https://www.krwa.net/Portals/krwa/mapovers/MN02-04.pdf map] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200407225804/https://www.krwa.net/Portals/krwa/mapovers/MN02-04.pdf |date=April 7, 2020 }}).

• Floyd B. Danskin, American politician, Washington State House of Representatives from 1921 to 1933, and Speaker of the House from 1925 to 1927.

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{{See also|Marion County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Marion County, Kansas}}

• Centennial Anniversary, United Methodist Church, Aulne, Kansas, 1875-1975.
• 125th Anniversary Celebration, United Methodist Church, Aulne, Kansas, 1875-2000.

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• [https://www.aulnechurch.com/ Aulne United Methodist Church]

Historical

• {{YouTube|id=L5R8IvjtBuQ|title=Model railroad layout of 1915 Aulne}}
• [http://www.hillsborofreepress.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=551679%3Aaulne-church-to-celebrate-125th-anniversary-&Itemid=100073 Aulne church celebrates 125th anniversary]
• [http://specialcollections.wichita.edu/kw/towns.asp?town=Aulne&county=Marion Historic Images of Aulne], Special Photo Collections at Wichita State University Library.
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20160304000949/http://www.rits.org/www/structures/depots/NelsonDepots/Aulne.jpg 1905 photo of Aulne Rock Island Depot]
• [http://kansasghosttowns.blogspot.com/2011/05/aulne-kansas-marion-county.html Aulne - Dead towns of Kansas]
• [https://web.archive.org/web/20130509035324/http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/library/cemetery/CemList.html Marion County cemetery list], archive of KsGenWeb
• [https://www.kshs.org/p/marion-county-history-bibliography/13487 Marion County history bibliography], [https://www.kshs.org/p/marion-county-schools-bibliography/13662 Marion County school bibliography], Kansas Historical Society

Maps

• Marion County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/marion.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
• [https://archive.org/download/usgs_drg_ks_38097_c1/o38097c1.tif Topo Map of Marion / Aulne / Canada area], USGS

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