Shallow Water, Kansas

Shallow Water, Kansas
Unincorporated community

KDOT map of Scott County (legend)
Shallow Water
Shallow Water
Coordinates: 38°22′25″N 100°54′47″W / 38.37361°N 100.91306°W / 38.37361; -100.91306Coordinates: 38°22′25″N 100°54′47″W / 38.37361°N 100.91306°W / 38.37361; -100.91306[1]
Country United States
State Kansas
County Scott
Elevation[1] 2,949 ft (899 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code 620
FIPS code 20-64200 [1]
GNIS ID 471510 [1]

Shallow Water is an unincorporated community in Scott County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Its post office was established January 13, 1913, and closed October 31, 1957.[2] Shallow Water is the northern terminus of the Garden City Western Railway.

Education

Shallow Water is a part of USD 466 Scott County.[3]

Shallow Water schools were closed through school unification. The Shallow Water High School mascot was Shallow Water Tigers.[4] The Shallow Water Tigers won the Kansas State High School Boys class B Cross Country championship in 1960 and 1961.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Shallow Water, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "USD 466". USD 466. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Tigers Trip Leoville", Garden City Telegram, 6 February 1967, p.3.
  5. ↑ "Cross Country". KSHSAA. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
  6. ↑ A morte de Dom Heriberto Hermes (in Portuguese)

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