Rice, Kansas
This article is about the community in northern Kansas. For the county in central Kansas, see Rice County, Kansas.
| Rice, Kansas | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Rice | |
| Coordinates: 39°34′20″N 97°33′20″W / 39.57222°N 97.55556°WCoordinates: 39°34′20″N 97°33′20″W / 39.57222°N 97.55556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Cloud |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
General store and Post Office in Rice.
Rice is an unincorporated rural community in Cloud County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
In the 19th century, Rice was a station on the Central Branch Union Pacific Railroad, and the town's proximity to the larger trading center of Concordia inhibited its growth.[2]
A post office was opened in Rice in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1980.[3]
Notable people
- Ross Doyen, farmer, rancher, and Kansas state legislator, was born near Rice.[4]
References
- ↑ "Rice, Kansas". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ 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. 887.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ↑ Ross O. Doyen papers-biographical sketch
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