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Yocemento, Kansas

Coordinates: 38°54′27.9″N 99°25′33.1″W / 38.907750°N 99.425861°W / 38.907750; -99.425861
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Yocemento is an unincorporated community in Ellis County, Kansas, in the United States.

History

Yocemento had its start in the year 1906 when I. M. Yost and others built a cement plant there.[1] The name is a portmanteau of the last name Yost, and cement.[2]

A post office was opened in Yocemento in 1907, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1917.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Yocemento". KSGenWeb. Retrieved 9 June 2014.
  2. ^ Heim, Michael (2007). Exploring Kansas Highways. p. 31.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 9 June 2014.

38°54′27.9″N 99°25′33.1″W / 38.907750°N 99.425861°W / 38.907750; -99.425861

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