Beulah, Kansas
Beulah, Kansas | |
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| Coordinates: 37°26′25″N 94°49′42″W / 37.44028°N 94.82833°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Kansas |
| County | Crawford |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 620 |
Beulah is an unincorporated community in Crawford County, Kansas, United States.
History
Beulah was founded in 1874 by a colony of Methodists. The Methodist church was completed in 1881.[1] A post office was opened in Beulah on December 31, 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on March 15, 1955.[2]
Beulah was a station on the St. Louis–San Francisco Railway.[3]
Notable people
College football coach and innovator Homer Woodson Hargiss went to Beulah High School before it closed.[4]
References
- ^ "William G. Cutler's History of the State of Kansas". Kansas Collection of Books. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 178.
- ^ "Bill Hargiss' youth, 1887". Hargiss family: The Life and Legacy of H. W. "Bill" Hargiss 1887-1978. Retrieved November 30, 2012.
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| Footnotes | ‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties. | |
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