Redwing, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°31′19″N 98°39′52″W / 38.52194°N 98.66444°W / 38.52194; -98.66444
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Redwing, Kansas
KDOT map of Barton County (legend)
Redwing is located in Kansas
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Redwing is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 38°31′19″N 98°39′52″W / 38.52194°N 98.66444°W / 38.52194; -98.66444[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBarton
Elevation1,811 ft (552 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-58775
GNIS ID475519 [1]

Redwing (or Red Wing[1]) is an unincorporated community in Cheyenne Township, Barton County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northwest of the northern edge of the Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, 6.0 miles (9.7 km) east of the city of Hoisington, and 7.0 miles (11.3 km) west of the city of Claflin.

History[edit]

A post office operated in Redwing from 1892 to 1955.[2] There was a grain elevator and tavern in years past.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Redwing, Kansas
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved August 2, 2014.

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