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Tasco, Kansas

Coordinates: 39°21′15″N 100°17′28″W / 39.35417°N 100.29111°W / 39.35417; -100.29111
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Tasco, Kansas
Tasco is located in Kansas
Tasco
Tasco
Location within the state of Kansas
Tasco is located in the United States
Tasco
Tasco
Tasco (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°21′15″N 100°17′28″W / 39.35417°N 100.29111°W / 39.35417; -100.29111
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySheridan
Elevation
2,516 ft (767 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
GNIS feature ID471246[1]

Tasco (initially Guy) was a small settlement in Sheridan County, Kansas, United States.

History

Guy was issued a post office in 1887.[2] The post office was renamed Tasco in 1923, then discontinued in 1953.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 1984-07-01. Retrieved 2017-12-30.
  2. ^ "Origin of Town Names" (PDF). Solomon Valley Highway 24 Heritage Alliance. p. 6. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved 2018-01-02.[permanent dead link]