Plymouth, Kansas

Plymouth is an unincorporated community in Lyon County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located approximately five miles west of the city of Emporia along Road B2.

Plymouth, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Old 1882 schoolhouse (2019)
KDOT map of Lyon County (legend)
Plymouth Show map of Kansas Plymouth Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°24′50″N 96°19′56″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Lyon
Founded	1850s
Platted	1858
Elevation [1]	1,165 ft (355 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-56900
GNIS ID	477277[1]

History

Plymouth was laid out in 1858.^[2] The first school class was taught in 1862, the first school house was built in 1864. The present old school house was built in 1882.^[3][4]

Plymouth was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.^[5]

A post office was opened in Plymouth in 1858, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1930.^[6]

Education

The community is served by Emporia USD 253 public school district.