Page City, Kansas

Page City, Kansas
Page City Grain elevator (2005)
KDOT map of Logan County (legend)
Page City
Page City
Coordinates: 39°5′23″N 101°8′47″W / 39.08972°N 101.14639°W / 39.08972; -101.14639[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLogan
Elevation3,235 ft (986 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-54050 [1]
GNIS ID471335 [1]

Page City is an unincorporated community in Logan County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located along U.S. Route 40 west of Oakley.

History

The community was founded in 1884 as a depot on the Union Pacific Railroad.[2]

A post office was opened in Page City in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1971.[3]

Transportation

U.S. Route 40 highway and Union Pacific Railroad pass through Page City.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Page City, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Page City". Discover Oakley. Retrieved June 13, 2014.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 13, 2014.

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