Lake City, Kansas

Lake City, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Lake City, Kansas
Lake City, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°21′12″N 98°49′15″W / 37.35333°N 98.82083°W / 37.35333; -98.82083Coordinates: 37°21′12″N 98°49′15″W / 37.35333°N 98.82083°W / 37.35333; -98.82083
Country United States
State Kansas
County Barber
Elevation 1,611 ft (491 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code 67071
Area code(s) 620
GNIS feature ID 470431[1]

Lake City is an unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas, United States. Lake City is 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Medicine Lodge.

History

Lake City was named for Riley Lake, who opened a store there in 1878.[2]

A post office was opened in Lake City in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1993.[3]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, Volume 3. Standard Pub. Co. p. 294. ISBN 9785880939039.
  3. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.


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