Nekoma, Kansas

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

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Nekoma is an unincorporated community in Rush County, Kansas, United States. It lies along K-96 southwest of the city of La Crosse.Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 40.

History

Nekoma was platted in 1884 by the railroad.{{cite web|url=http://www.rushcounty.org/history.html |title=History of Rush County |publisher=Rush County Economic Development |accessdate=22 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322024039/http://www.rushcounty.org/history.html |archivedate=March 22, 2012 }} The first post office in Nekoma was established in 1890.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:RH |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=22 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009133319/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:RH |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}

It has a post office with the ZIP code 67559.[https://tools.usps.com/zip-code-lookup.htm?citybyzipcode USPS – Cities by ZIP Code]

Education

The community is served by La Crosse USD 395 public school district.

References

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Further reading

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