Gerlane, Kansas

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

Gerlane, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Gerlane, Kansas
Gerlane, Kansas
Coordinates: 37°09′09″N 98°32′59″W
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBarber
Elevation
1,398 ft (426 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)620
GNIS feature ID484521[1]

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. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gerlane, Kansas
  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 4 June 2014.
  4. "Gerlane, Kansas article from November 1942". Dead towns of Kansas. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  5. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2014.


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