Reece, Kansas
{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Greenwood County, Kansas}}
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Reece is an unincorporated community in Greenwood County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately 7.5 miles west of the city of Eureka.
History
A post office was opened in Reece in 1870, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1975. The post office in town was called Collins until 1883.{{cite web|url=http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:GW |title=Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archive) |publisher=Kansas Historical Society |accessdate=10 June 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131009130538/http://www.kshs.org/geog/geog_postoffices/search/county:GW |archivedate=October 9, 2013 }}
Education
The community is served by Eureka USD 389 public school district.
References
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Further reading
{{See also|Greenwood County, Kansas#Further reading|l1=List of books about Greenwood County, Kansas}}
External links
- Greenwood County maps: [https://www.ksdot.org/Assets/wwwksdotorg/bureaus/burTransPlan/maps/county-pdf/greenwood.PDF Current], [https://www.ksdot.org/bureaus/burtransplan/maps/PastPublishedCounty.asp Historic], KDOT
{{Greenwood County, Kansas}}
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Category:Unincorporated communities in Greenwood County, Kansas
Category:Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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