Vilas is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
Vilas had its start in the year 1886 by the building of the railroad through that territory.[2]
Vilas had a post office from the 1880s until 1954.[3]
References
- ↑ "Vilas, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 846.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
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Municipalities and communities of Wilson County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Kansas highlighting Wilson County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
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| Footnotes | †This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau. | |
37°39′15″N 95°35′11″W / 37.65417°N 95.58639°W
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