Grand Summit is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

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A post office was opened in Grand Summit in 1882, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[2]

Grand Summit was a shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway. According to the 1910 Census, Grand Summit contained 52 inhabitants.[3]

Education

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The community is served by Central USD 462 public school district.

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Summit, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 774.

Further reading

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37°22′05″N 96°32′48″W / 37.36806°N 96.54667°W / 37.36806; -96.54667