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Diamond Creek Township, Chase County, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°26′05″N 096°41′21″W / 38.43472°N 96.68917°W / 38.43472; -96.68917
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Diamond Creek Township
Location within Chase County
Location within Chase County
Diamond Creek Township is located in Kansas
Diamond Creek Township
Diamond Creek Township
Location within the state of Kansas
Coordinates: 38°26′05″N 096°41′21″W / 38.43472°N 96.68917°W / 38.43472; -96.68917
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyChase
Area
 • Total144.4 sq mi (373.99 km2)
 • Land144.05 sq mi (373.09 km2)
 • Water0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.24%
Elevation
1,339 ft (408 m)
Population
 (2000)
 • Total237
 • Density1.6/sq mi (0.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID0477160

Diamond Creek Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 237.

Geography

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Diamond Creek Township covers an area of 144.4 square miles (374 km2). The streams of Collett Creek, Diamond Creek, Gannon Creek, Middle Creek, Mulvane Creek, Pickett Creek, Schaffer Creek, School Creek, Stribby Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.

Communities

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The township contains the following settlements:

Hymer

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Hymer was a community that previously existed in this Township.[2][3][1] It was located on Diamond Creek (creek), 13 miles (21 km) north-west of Cottonwood Falls.[3] It was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[3]

In the 1910 Census, it had a population of 30.[3]

The community had a post office from 1872-03-19 until 1943-10-04.[4]

Hymer is a corruption of the surname of Frank and George Hegwer, original landowners.[5]

Elk

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Elk was a community that previously existed in this Township.[6][7][1] It was located on Middle Creek, 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Cottonwood Falls.[7] Its mail and shipping point in the early 20th century was Antelope, in neighbouring Marion County, 9 miles (14 km) to its west.[7]

In the 1910 Census, it had a population of 45.[7]

The community had a post office from 1874-08-24 until 1924-12-15, when it was replaced by rural free delivery.[8][4] It also had a general store,[7] and a blacksmiths.[9]

Cemeteries

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The township contains the following cemeteries:

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lippincott 1880, p. 572.
  2. ^ Gannett 1898, p. 114.
  3. ^ a b c d Blackmar 1912a, p. 893.
  4. ^ a b KHS.
  5. ^ "Profile for Hymer, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  6. ^ Gannett 1898, p. 80.
  7. ^ a b c d e Blackmar 1912a, p. 572.
  8. ^ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Great Plains Studies, Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 7-8, p. 253
  9. ^ Andreas 1883, p. 1356.

Sources

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