De Graff, Kansas

{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas}}

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De Graff is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 77, approximately {{convert|7.7|mi|km}} north of I-35 (Kansas Turnpike)

History

In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado,Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972. and a station called De Graff was built. In 1881, the rail line was extended to Douglass, then later to Arkansas City.[http://cdm15942.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15942coll26/id/13 1935 Rand McNally Standard Map of Kansas] The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence] through Burns to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942.[http://www.abandonedrails.com/Florence_to_El_Dorado Railway Abandonment 1942] The original branch line connected Florence through El Dorado to Arkansas City.

De Graff was founded around a train station in 1877, then stagnated after the railroad was abandoned in 1942.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C | title=Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. | publisher=Standard Publishing Company | author=Blackmar, Frank Wilson | year=1912 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_o8X5krq3fP8C/page/n500 504]}} De Graff had a post office from 1887 until 1942.{{cite web |url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:BU |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=5 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125851/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county%3ABU |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, De Graff has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=640241&cityname=DeGraff%2C+Kansas%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for De Graff, Kansas]

Education

The community is served by El Dorado USD 490 public school district.

Infrastructure

U.S. Route 77 highway runs north–south on the east side of De Graff, and follows roughly parallel to the old railway.

References

External links

[http://thewaltersfarm.com/ Walter's Pumpkin Patch], 0.5 mile south of De Graff

Category:Unincorporated communities in Butler County, Kansas

Category:Unincorporated communities in Kansas