Xenia, Kansas
Xenia (also named Peru[1])is a small unincorporated community in Franklin Township, Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.[2] Located at an altitude of 1,040 feet (317 m),[1] it lies along K-65 west of the confluence of the Little Osage River and Limestone Creek.[2]
It is the home of Xenia Masonic Lodge 47, which meets the first Saturday monthly. [3]
It is also the home of Xenia Baptist Church, 648 Highway 65. [4] The church has activities throughout the week, including weekly men's fellowship in Fort Scott, Kansas and Mapleton, Kansas. [5]
[edit] History
In 1910, the village had a money-order post office and population of 115. [6]
[edit] References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Xenia, Kansas
- ^ a b DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, p. 66. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
Coordinates: 37°59′43″N 94°59′11″W / 37.99528°N 94.98639°W
3.Grand Lodge of Kansas A.F.&A.M. http://www.gl-ks.org/ 4.Xenia Baptist Church http://xeniabaptistchurch.org/ 5.Xenia Baptist Church schedule http://xeniabaptistchurch.org/schedule.html 6."Kansas, a cyclopedia of state history ..." http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/1912/x/xenia.html
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