Patterson, Kansas
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Harvey County, Kansas}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}
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|established_date = 1888
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Patterson is an unincorporated community in Harvey County, Kansas, United States. It is located five miles south of Burrton at SW 84th St and S Patterson Rd.
History
Patterson was named for James Patterson, an early settler in Lake Township, Harvey County, Kansas. L.A. Hamlin "surveyed and laid out" the Patterson town site September 25, 1888, on land owned by Dr. Thomas S. Hunt (1830-1900) and Susan Barbee Hunt (1841-1920).As recorded by the hand of Dr. Thomas S. Hunt in his ledger. In 1887, Dr. Hunt deeded land for right-of-way to the Kansas Midland Railroad Company. He developed the town and sold building lots. Patterson became a station on a railroad segment of St. Louis–San Francisco Railway that ran from Wichita to Burrton. Two passenger trains a day passed through Patterson.
A post office was opened in Patterson in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1927.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:HV |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=11 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009125036/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:HV |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}
The community was located along a railroad line between Burrton and Bentley, but the track was removed in the 1990s or 2000s.[http://www.abandonedrails.com/Ellsworth_to_Wichita Abandoned Railroad; abandonedrails.com]
Education
The community is served by Burrton USD 369 public school district.
References
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Further reading
{{See also|Harvey County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Harvey County, Kansas}}
External links
- [https://www.harveycounty.gov/ Harvey County website]
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Harvey County, Kansas