Wellsford, Kansas
| Wellsford, Kansas | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
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Church in Wellsford (2006) | |
 KDOT map of Kiowa County (legend) | |
| Coordinates: 37°37′00″N 99°01′43″W / 37.61667°N 99.02861°WCoordinates: 37°37′00″N 99°01′43″W / 37.61667°N 99.02861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Kiowa |
| Elevation | 2,116 ft (645 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| Area code(s) | 620 |
| GNIS feature ID | 474264[1] |
Wellsford is an unincorporated community in Kiowa County, Kansas, United States.
History
Wellsford had a post office from the 1880s until 1955.[2]
Previously, Wellsford was an incorporated city, but it disincorporated in 1975. Wellsford was the most recent Kansas town to be disincorporated until Treece was in 2012.
Today, the townsite contains a church, a flea market, a small handful of houses, and many ruins.
Geography
Wellsford is located at 37°37′00″N 99°01′43″W / 37.616685°N 99.028714°W (37.616685, -99.028714).[3]
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 12 June 2014.
- ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
External links
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- Kiowa County Map, KDOT
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