Dennis, Kansas

Dennis is an unincorporated community in Labette County, Kansas, United States.

Dennis, Kansas
KDOT map of Labette County (legend)
Dennis
Dennis
Coordinates: 37°20′49″N 95°24′46″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyLabette
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620

History

Dennis had its start in the early 1880s by the building of the Memphis, Kansas and Colorado Railroad through that territory.[1] The first post office in Dennis was established in May 1881.[2]

The nearby Big Hill Archeological District is on the National Register of Historic Places.

See also

References

  1. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 508.
  2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 12 June 2014.

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