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Turkville, Kansas

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Turkville, Kansas
KDOT map of Ellis County (legend)
Turkville is located in Kansas
Turkville
Turkville
Turkville is located in the United States
Turkville
Turkville
Coordinates: 39°06′12″N 99°14′44″W / 39.10333°N 99.24556°W / 39.10333; -99.24556[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyEllis
TownshipBuckeye
Founded1876
Elevation1,837 ft (560 m)
Population
 • Total0
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
67663
Area code785
FIPS code20-71750 [1]
GNIS ID484604 [1]

Turkville is a ghost town in Buckeye Township, Ellis County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Settlers from Tennessee founded Turkville in 1876. They were Baptists, and they established the first Baptist church in Ellis County. Most were the extended family of their pastor, Rev. Allen King.[2]

Turkville was issued a post office in 1875. The post office was discontinued in 1918.[3] The population in 1910 was 40.[4]

Geography

Turkville is located at 39°06′12″N 99°14′44″W / 39.10333°N 99.24556°W / 39.10333; -99.24556 (39.1033441, -99.2456550) at an elevation of 1,837 feet (561 m).[1] It lies on the north bank of the Saline River in the Smoky Hills region of the Great Plains.[5][6] Turkville is approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of U.S. Route 183 in far north-central Ellis County roughly 16 miles (26 km) north-northeast of Hays, the county seat.[5][7]

Education

The Turkville elementary school was closed in 1967.[8]

Transportation

Saline River Road, an unpaved county road, runs east–west through Turkville.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Turkville, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Ellis County". Kansas Heritage Project. Fort Hays State University. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-06.
  4. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Chicago: Standard Publishing Company. p. 822.
  5. ^ a b c "Turkville, KS". Google Maps. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  6. ^ "2003-2004 Official Transportation Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2003. Retrieved 2010-12-18.
  7. ^ "General Highway Map - Ellis County, Kansas" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. 1978. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  8. ^ "To Close Turkville School This Year", Plainville Times, August 10, 1967, p. 1.

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