Stuttgart, Kansas
Stuttgart is an unincorporated community in Phillips County, Kansas, United States.[1] It lies in northern Kansas at U.S. Route 36 between Prairie View and Phillipsburg.
Stuttgart, Kansas | |
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 KDOT map of Phillips County (legend) | |
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| Coordinates: 39°47′58″N 99°27′19″W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Phillips |
| Founded | 1888 |
| Elevation | 1,991 ft (607 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 785 |
| FIPS code | 20-68750 [1] |
| GNIS ID | 471923 [1] |
History
It was established by settlers in the early 1870s and grew to have two Lutheran churches, a public school, hotel, cafe, bank, cinema, hairdresser, wood yard, grocer's shop, railway depot, grain silo, repair shop, blacksmith, dairy, and more. It was founded on February 6, 1888. A post office was opened in Stuttgart in 1888, and remained in operation for until it closed in 1986.[2]
Today there is yet another Lutheran church, a grain silo, a garage and a gas station with service, as well as a photo studio.
References
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Stuttgart, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
- "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 22 June 2014.
Further reading
External links
Municipalities and communities of Phillips County, Kansas, United States | ||
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| Cities |  Map of Kansas highlighting Phillips County | |
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