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Rome, Sumner County, Kansas

Coordinates: 37°9′37″N 97°23′29″W / 37.16028°N 97.39139°W / 37.16028; -97.39139
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Rome, Kansas
1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
Rome is located in Kansas
Rome
Rome
Rome is located in the United States
Rome
Rome
Coordinates: 37°9′37″N 97°23′29″W / 37.16028°N 97.39139°W / 37.16028; -97.39139[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySumner
Elevation1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-61000
GNIS ID470318 [1]

Rome is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located about 6.5 miles south of Wellington at about 0.5 miles east of the intersection of U.S. Route 81 and E 90th St, next to the railroad.[1]

History

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A post office was opened in Rome in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.[2]

Economy

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Rome has a Farmers Co-Op Grain business with the capability to load grain into rail cars.

Education

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The community is served by Wellington USD 353 public school district.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Rome, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "USD 353 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 29, 2020.

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