Gerlane, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
37°09′09″N 98°32′59″W / 37.15250°N 98.54972°W / 37.15250; -98.54972[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyBarberElevation
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1,398 ft (426 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code620FIPS code20-26140 [1]GNIS ID484521 [1]

Gerlane is an unincorporated community in Barber County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is 9 miles (14 km) south of Medicine Lodge.

History

Gerlane once had its own bank, the Gerlane State Bank, chartered in 1917.[2] Gerlane was situated on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, but declined after the tracks were removed in 1942.[3][4]

A post office was opened in Gerlane in 1909, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Gerlane, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ Biennial Report of the Bank Commissioner of the State of Kansas, Volume 15. Kansas. Dept. of Banking. 1920. p. 194.
  3. ^ "Abandoned Rails: Kiowa to Gerlane". Abandoned Rails. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  4. ^ "Gerlane, Kansas article from November 1942". Dead towns of Kansas. Retrieved June 4, 2014.
  5. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 4, 2014.

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