Pollard, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Rice County (legend)
KDOT map of Rice County (legend)
Pollard is located in Kansas
Pollard
Pollard
Pollard is located in the United States
Pollard
Pollard
Coordinates: 38°26′59″N 98°12′38″W / 38.44972°N 98.21056°W / 38.44972; -98.21056[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyRice
TownshipVictoria
Elevation
[1]
1,736 ft (529 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-56975
GNIS ID484741[1]

Pollard is an unincorporated community in Victoria Township, Rice County, Kansas, United States.[1] It lies a fraction of a mile (about 1 km) west of K-14, 6 miles (9.7 km) southwest of Geneseo and 7 miles (11 km) north of Lyons.[2]

History

For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by Native Americans. In 1803, most of modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the Louisiana Purchase. In 1854, the Kansas Territory was organized, then in 1861 Kansas became the 34th U.S. state. In 1867, Rice County was founded.

Pollard had a post office from 1888 until 1923.[3]

Education

The community is served by Lyons USD 405 public school district.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pollard, Kansas
  2. ↑ DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 47. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  3. ↑ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 22, 2014.

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