Lake City, Kansas
Lake City is an unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas, United States. Lake City is 14 miles (23 km) northwest of Medicine Lodge.
Lake City, Kansas | |
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Lake City, Kansas Lake City, Kansas | |
Coordinates: 37°21′12″N 98°49′15″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Barber |
Elevation | 1,611 ft (491 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP code | 67071 |
Area code(s) | 620 |
GNIS feature ID | 470431[1] |
History
Lake City was named for Riley Lake, who opened a store there in 1878.[2]
A post office was opened in Lake City in 1873, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1993.[3]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, Volume 3. Standard Pub. Co. pp. 294. ISBN 9785880939039.
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on 9 October 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
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