Anness, Kansas
Anness is an unincorporated community in Sedgwick County, Kansas, United States. It is located about 4.75 miles west of Viola, between W 111th St S and W 119th St S, and between S 327th St W and S 343rd St W.
History
Anness had its start by the building of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway through that territory.[1][2] The original owner of the site named the town in honor of his wife, Ann S. Wilson.[2]
Anness was founded in the 1880s by WH Wilson, in what is now Sedgwick County. The first post office in Anness was established in February 1887.[3]
Education
The community is served by Kingman–Norwich USD 331 public school district.
References
- Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 77.
- Bentley, Orsemus Hills (1910). History of Wichita and Sedgwick County, Kansas: Past and Present. Windmill Publications. p. 618.
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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| Footnotes | †This populated place is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau, ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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