St. Joseph, Kansas

St. Joseph, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Cloud County (legend)
KDOT map of Cloud County (legend)
St. Joseph is located in Kansas
St. Joseph
St. Joseph
St. Joseph is located in the United States
St. Joseph
St. Joseph
Coordinates: 39°30′35″N 97°24′22″W / 39.50972°N 97.40611°W / 39.50972; -97.40611[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCloud
Founded1874
Elevation
[1]
1,375 ft (419 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-62325
GNIS ID473344[1]

St. Joseph is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

St. Joseph was founded after 1874 by its first Catholic pastor, Father Louis-Marie Mollier.[2] Its inhabitants were originally predominantly Roman Catholics of French American heritage.[3]

St. Joseph had a post office between 1878 and 1901.[4]

Education

The community is served by Clifton-Clyde USD 224 public school district, which has three schools:

  • Clifton-Clyde Senior High School, located in Clyde.
  • Clifton-Clyde Middle School, located in Clifton.
  • Clifton-Clyde Grade School, located in Clifton.

Notable people

  • Louis Mollier (1846-1911), Roman Catholic priest from 1874 to 1911.

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Joseph, Kansas
  2. ^ Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative ... - E. F. Hollibaugh - Google Books. Books.google.com. 1934-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
  3. ^ Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. p. 71 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Cloud County, Kansas


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