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Corbin, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°7′35″N 97°32′38″W / 37.12639°N 97.54389°W / 37.12639; -97.54389
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Corbin, Kansas
Location within Sumner county
Location within Sumner county
Corbin, Kansas is located in Kansas
Corbin, Kansas
Corbin, Kansas
Location within the state of Kansas
Corbin, Kansas is located in the United States
Corbin, Kansas
Corbin, Kansas
Corbin, Kansas (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°7′35″N 97°32′38″W / 37.12639°N 97.54389°W / 37.12639; -97.54389
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySumner
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)

Corbin is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States. The post office was established February 6, 1884, and discontinued February 16, 1975.[1] The nearby Spring Creek School is on the National Register of Historic Places.

History

19th century

1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County

In 1887, the Chicago, Kansas and Nebraska Railway built a branch line north-south from Herington through Corbin to Caldwell.[2] It foreclosed in 1891 and was taken over by Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway, which shut down in 1980 and reorganized as Oklahoma, Kansas and Texas Railroad, merged in 1988 with Missouri Pacific Railroad, merged in 1997 with Union Pacific Railroad. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Rock Island".

References

  1. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Rock Island Rail History