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Jefferson is an unincorporated community in Montgomery County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Jefferson, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Montgomery County (legend)
Jefferson
Jefferson
Coordinates: [1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyMontgomery
Founded1886
Platted1886
Named forAlbert Jefferson Broadbent
Elevation
[1]
807 ft (246 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-35275 [1]
GNIS ID469241 [1]

History


Jefferson was laid out in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Albert Jefferson Broadbent, the original owner of the town site.[2]

A post office was opened in Jefferson in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954.[3]


References


  1. "Jefferson, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey
  2. Duncan, L. Wallace (1903). History of Montgomery County, Kansas. Press of Iola Register. pp. 81.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 16 June 2014.

Further reading


See also: List of books about Montgomery County, Kansas



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