St. Joseph, Kansas | |
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St. Joseph St. Joseph | |
Coordinates: 39°30′35″N 97°24′22″W / 39.50972°N 97.40611°W[1] | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Cloud |
Founded | 1874 |
Elevation | 1,375 ft (419 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 785 |
FIPS code | 20-62325 |
GNIS ID | 473344[1] |
St. Joseph is an unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
St. Joseph was founded after 1874 by its first Catholic pastor, Father Louis-Marie Mollier.[2] Its inhabitants were originally predominantly Roman Catholics of French American heritage.[3]
St. Joseph had a post office between 1878 and 1901.[4]
Education
The community is served by Clifton-Clyde USD 224 public school district, which has three schools:
- Clifton-Clyde Senior High School, located in Clyde.
- Clifton-Clyde Middle School, located in Clifton.
- Clifton-Clyde Grade School, located in Clifton.
Notable people
- Louis Mollier (1846-1911), Roman Catholic priest from 1874 to 1911.
References
- 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: St. Joseph, Kansas
- ↑ Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative ... - E. F. Hollibaugh - Google Books. Books.google.com. 1934-05-24. Retrieved 2014-05-19.
- ↑ Robley, T. F. (1894). History of Bourbon County, Kansas: To the Close of 1865. Press of the Monitor book & printing Company. p. 71.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
Further reading
External links
- A Small Town Clings To Life By Creating A Community Feeling! on YouTube, from Hatteberg's People on KAKE TV news
- Cloud County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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