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Elm Mills, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°26′02″N 98°41′13″W / 37.43389°N 98.68694°W / 37.43389; -98.68694
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Elm Mills, Kansas
KDOT map of Barber County (legend)
Elm Mills is located in Kansas
Elm Mills
Elm Mills
Elm Mills is located in the United States
Elm Mills
Elm Mills
Coordinates: 37°26′02″N 98°41′13″W / 37.43389°N 98.68694°W / 37.43389; -98.68694[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBarber
Elevation1,732 ft (528 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
GNIS ID484516 [1]

Elm Mills is an unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Sawyer.

History

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A post office was opened in Elm Mills in 1878, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1893.[2]

Notable residents

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S. F. Light, zoologist, entomologist, and professor at the University of California, Berkeley, known for his research on caste development in termites

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Elm Mills, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 18, 2014.

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