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Oak Valley is an unincorporated community in Elk County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located along U.S. Route 160 highway between Longton and Elk City.

Oak Valley, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Elk County (legend)
Oak Valley
Oak Valley
Coordinates: 37°20′36″N 96°00′36″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyElk
Elevation
[1]
869 ft (265 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-51925 [1]
GNIS ID469858 [1]

History


A post office was opened at Oak Valley in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954.[2]

Oak Valley was founded in 1879, when a settler built the first residential structure.[3][4]


References


  1. "Oak Valley, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 379.
  4. "Elk County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

Further reading


See also: List of books about Elk County, Kansas



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