Plymouth, Kansas

Plymouth, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Old 1882 schoolhouse (2019)
Old 1882 schoolhouse (2019)
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
Plymouth is located in Kansas
Plymouth
Plymouth
Plymouth is located in the United States
Plymouth
Plymouth
Coordinates: 38°24′50″N 96°19′56″W / 38.41389°N 96.33222°W / 38.41389; -96.33222[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLyon
Founded1850s
Platted1858
Elevation
[1]
1,165 ft (355 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-56900
GNIS ID477277[1]

Plymouth is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located approximately 5 miles west of the city of Emporia along Rd B2.

History

Plymouth was laid out in 1858.[2] The first school class was taught in 1862, the first school house was built in 1864. The present old school house was built in 1882.[3][4]

Plymouth was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[5]

A post office was opened in Plymouth in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930.[6]

Education

The community is served by Emporia USD 253 public school district.

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Plymouth, Kansas
  2. ^ French, Laura M. (1929). History of Emporia and Lyon County, Kansas. Heritage Books. p. 132. ISBN 9780788403460.
  3. ^ "Plymouth School". September 20, 2019.
  4. ^ "Kansas One Room Schools: Plymouth, Kansas". September 20, 2019.
  5. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 484.
  6. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 10, 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Lyon County, Kansas


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