Friend, Kansas
| Friend, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Friend, Kansas Location within the state of Kansas | |
| Coordinates: 38°15′36″N 100°54′40″W / 38.26000°N 100.91111°WCoordinates: 38°15′36″N 100°54′40″W / 38.26000°N 100.91111°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 Kansas |
| County | Finney |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
Friend is an unincorporated community in Terry Township, Finney County, Kansas, United States. The town is located next to U.S. Route 83 and the North Line of the Garden City Western Railway, south to the county line of Scott County. Other nearby communities include Shallow Water to the north and Tennis to the south.
Originally the town was named McCue after Basil M. McCue of Hastings, Nebraska who was the organizer of the Garden City Gulf & Northern Railroad. The Santa Fe Railroad changed the name to Friend when it took over the railway line between Garden City and Scott City.
The post office in Friend closed in 1992.[1]
References
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
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