Hollis, Kansas

Hollis is a rural unincorporated community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.

History

1909 tornado damage

Hollis was first called Christie, for W. J. Christie, the original owner of the town site.^[1]

Hollis was a shipping point located at the junction of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and the Union Pacific Railroads.^[2]

A tornado hit Hollis on May 14, 1909 at five o'clock in the evening^[3] causing serious damage and killing several people. The town was "swept away" by the tornado^[3] Only three buildings in the town were reported to have escaped damage, and total damage estimates were over $50,000 in 1909 dollars.^[3]

References

↑ Hollibaugh, E. F. (1903). Biographical History of Cloud County, Kansas: Biographies of Representative Citizens. Illustrated with Portraits of Prominent People, Cuts of Homes, Stock, Etc. Wilson, Humphrey & Company. p. 888.
↑ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. p. 864.
1 2 3 The Kansas City Star "Damage by Kansas Storm" May 15, 1909 (reported on GenDisasters.com website)

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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hollis

Municipalities and communities of Cloud County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Concordia

Cities	Aurora Clyde Concordia Glasco Jamestown Miltonvale Simpson‡

Unincorporated communities	Ames Hollis Huscher Macyville Rice Sibley St. Joseph Yuma

Townships	Arion Aurora Buffalo Center Colfax Elk Grant Lawrence Lincoln Lyon Meredith Nelson Oakland Shirley Sibley Creek Solomon Springs Starr Creek Summit

Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

Coordinates: 39°37′52″N 097°33′09″W / 39.63111°N 97.55250°W / 39.63111; -97.55250

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