Kendall, Kansas

Kendall, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Hamilton County (legend)
Kendall
Kendall
Coordinates: 37°56′05″N 101°32′46″W / 37.93472°N 101.54611°W / 37.93472; -101.54611Coordinates: 37°56′05″N 101°32′46″W / 37.93472°N 101.54611°W / 37.93472; -101.54611
Country United States
State Kansas
County Hamilton
Elevation 3,140 ft (960 m)
Time zone UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code 67857
Area code 620
GNIS ID 471586 [1]

Kendall is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Kansas, United States. Kendall is located near U.S. Route 50 and U.S. Route 400 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Syracuse. Kendall has a post office with ZIP code 67857.[2]

History

The frontiersman Charles "Buffalo" Jones, who in 1879 had co-founded Garden City, left from Kendall in 1886 on a hunt to try to capture remaining buffalo to prevent their looming extinction.[3]

Education

Kendall is a part of USD 494 Syracuse.[4]

Kendall schools were closed through school unification. The Kendall High School mascot was Kendall Bobcats.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ "Buffalo Jones". h-net.msu.edu. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  4. ↑ "USD 494 Syracuse". USD 494. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Kendall Downs Russell Springs", Garden City Telegram, 6 January 1966, p.5.

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