Oak Valley, Kansas

Oak Valley is an unincorporated community in Elk County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located along U.S. Route 160 highway between Longton and Elk City.

Oak Valley, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Elk County (legend)
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Coordinates: 37°20′36″N 96°00′36″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Elk
Elevation [1]	869 ft (265 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-51925
GNIS ID	469858[1]

History

A post office was opened at Oak Valley in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954.^[2]

Oak Valley was founded in 1879, when a settler built the first residential structure.^[3][4]

References

1. "Oak Valley, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
3. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 379.
4. "Elk County". Blue Skyways. Kansas State Library. Retrieved June 9, 2014.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Elk County, Kansas

External links

• Elk County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT