Hiattville, Kansas
KDOT map of Bourbon County (legend)
KDOT map of Bourbon County (legend)
Coordinates: 37°43′20″N 94°52′18″W / 37.72222°N 94.87167°W / 37.72222; -94.87167[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyBourbon
Elevation997 ft (304 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-31650
GNIS ID474999[1]

Hiattville is an unincorporated community in Bourbon County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

A post office at Hiattville was established in 1870. It was first called Pawnee, but later renamed Hiattville in honor of James M. Hiatt, who owned the town site.[2] The Sedalia branch Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railroad passed through Hiattville from the 1870s until the line was abandoned in 1988.

Education

The community is served by Uniontown USD 235 public school district.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hiattville, Kansas
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 840.

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