Friend is an unincorporated community in Terry Township, Finney County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located next to U.S. Route 83 and the North Line of the Garden City Western Railway, south to the county line of Scott County.

Friend, Kansas
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°15′36″N 100°54′40″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Finney
Elevation [1]	2,914 ft (888 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-24800 [1]
GNIS ID	471533 [1]

History

Originally the town was named McCue[1] after Basil M. McCue of Hastings, Nebraska who was the organizer of the Garden City Gulf & Northern Railroad. The Santa Fe Railroad changed the name to Friend when it took over the railway line between Garden City and Scott City.

The post office in Friend closed in 1992.[2]

Education

The community is served by Garden City USD 457 public school district.

References

Further reading

External links

• Historical Directory of Kansas Towns (M)
• Basil M. McCue at A Standard History of Kansas and Kansans
• Finney County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT