De Graff, Kansas

De Graff is an unincorporated community in Butler County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located on U.S. Route 77 approximately 7.7 miles (12.4 km) north of I-35 (Kansas Turnpike)

De Graff, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Butler County (legend)
De Graff
Location within the state of Kansas
De Graff
De Graff (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°58′52″N 96°51′46″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyButler
TownshipLincoln
Elevation1,401 ft (427 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-17325 [1]
GNIS ID474396 [1]

History

In 1877, the Florence, El Dorado, and Walnut Valley Railroad Company built a branch line from Florence to El Dorado,[2] and a station called De Graff was built. In 1881, the rail line was extended to Douglass, then later to Arkansas City.[3] The line was leased and operated by the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. The line from Florence through Burns to El Dorado was abandoned in 1942.[4] The original branch line connected Florence through El Dorado to Arkansas City.

De Graff was founded around a train station in 1877, then stagnated after the railroad was abandoned in 1942.[5] De Graff had a post office from 1887 until 1942.[6]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, De Graff has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[7]

Education

The community is served by El Dorado USD 490 public school district.

Infrastructure

U.S. Route 77 highway runs north-south on the east side of De Graff, and follows roughly parallel to the old railway.

See also

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for De Graff, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. Marion County Kansas : Past and Present; Sondra Van Meter; MB Publishing House; LCCN 72-92041; 344 pages; 1972.
  3. 1935 Rand McNally Standard Map of Kansas
  4. Railway Abandonment 1942
  5. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 504.
  6. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2014.
  7. Climate Summary for De Graff, Kansas

Further reading
See also: List of books about Butler County, Kansas


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