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Kingsdown is an unincorporated community in Ford County, Kansas, United States.[1]

Kingsdown, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Ford County (legend)
Kingsdown
Kingsdown
Coordinates: 37°31′30″N 99°45′31″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyFord
Founded1887
Elevation
[1]
2,510 ft (770 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-37000 [1]
GNIS ID474247 [1]

History


Kingsdown was founded in 1887.[2]

A post office in Kingsdown opened in 1888, closed in 1891, reopened in 1892, and closed again in 1893, was re-established in 1904, and closed permanently in 1994.[3]


References


  1. "Kingsdown, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey
  2. "Ford County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Archived from the original on 5 June 2001. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.

Further reading


See also: List of books about Ford County, Kansas



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