Leoville, Kansas

Leoville, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Leoville, Kansas
Leoville, Kansas
Coordinates: 39°34′54″N 100°27′40″W / 39.58167°N 100.46111°W / 39.58167; -100.46111Coordinates: 39°34′54″N 100°27′40″W / 39.58167°N 100.46111°W / 39.58167; -100.46111
Country United States
State Kansas
County Decatur
Elevation 2,753 ft (839 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s) 785
GNIS feature ID 484535[1]

Leoville is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States. Leoville is located along K-223 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south-southwest of Dresden.[2]

History

Leoville was founded in 1885 by a colony of German Catholics.[3] They named their community in honor of Pope Leo XIII.[4]

Education

Leoville is a part of USD 412 Hoxie Community Schools.[5]

Leoville schools were closed through school unification. The Leoville High School mascot was Leoville Lions.[6]

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Leoville, Kansas
  2. ↑ 2011-2012 Kansas Official Transportation Map (Map). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2011.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1939). Kansas, a Guide to the Sunflower State. Works Progress Administration. p. 448.
  4. ↑ "Profile for Leoville, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  5. ↑ "Hoxie Community Schools". USD 412. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Tigers Trip Leoville", Garden City Telegram, 6 February 1967, p.3.
  7. ↑ Stephen Joseph Reichert


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