Jefferson, Kansas
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|name = Jefferson, Kansas
|settlement_type = Unincorporated community
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|map_caption1 = KDOT map of Montgomery County (legend)
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|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = United States
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = Kansas
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Montgomery
|subdivision_type3 = Township
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|established_title = Founded
|established_date = 1886
|established_title1 = Platted
|established_date1 = 1886
|named_for = Albert Jefferson Broadbent
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|unit_pref = Imperial
|elevation_ft = 807
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|timezone = CST
|utc_offset = -6
|timezone_DST = CDT
|utc_offset_DST = -5
|postal_code_type = ZIP code
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|area_code = 620
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 20-35275
|blank1_name = GNIS ID
|blank1_info = 469241 {{GNIS|469241}}
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Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.
History
Jefferson was laid out in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Albert Jefferson Broadbent, the original owner of the town site.{{cite book | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofmontgom01dunc | title=History of Montgomery County, Kansas | publisher=Press of Iola Register | author=Duncan, L. Wallace | year=1903 | pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofmontgom01dunc/page/81 81]}}
A post office was opened in Jefferson in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954.{{cite web | url=https://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/page:1/county:MG/sort:date_established/direction:asc | title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 | publisher=Kansas Historical Society | accessdate=16 June 2014}}
Currently, only a small general store is located here, and less than a dozen houses. Nearby is a guest ranch with an RV park.
References
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Further reading
{{See also|Montgomery County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Montgomery County, Kansas}}
External links
- Montgomery County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/montgomery.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
{{Montgomery County, Kansas}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Montgomery County, Kansas
Category:Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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