Leoville, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Decatur County (legend)
KDOT map of Decatur County (legend)
Leoville is located in Kansas
Leoville
Leoville
Leoville is located in the United States
Leoville
Leoville
Coordinates: 39°34′54″N 100°27′40″W / 39.58167°N 100.46111°W / 39.58167; -100.46111[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyDecatur
Founded1885
Named forPope Leo XIII
Elevation
[1]
2,753 ft (839 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-39600 [1]
GNIS ID471110 [1]

Leoville is an unincorporated community in Decatur County, Kansas, United States.[1] Leoville is located along K-223 3.6 miles (5.8 km) south-southwest of Dresden.[2]

History

Leoville was founded in 1885 by a colony of German Catholics.[3] They named their community in honor of Pope Leo XIII.[4]

Education

The community is served by Hoxie USD 412 public school district.

Leoville schools were closed through school unification. The Leoville High School mascot was Leoville Lions.[5]

Notable people

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Leoville, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ↑ 2011-2012 Kansas Official Transportation Map (Map). Kansas Department of Transportation. 2011.
  3. ↑ Federal Writers' Project (1939). Kansas, a Guide to the Sunflower State. Works Progress Administration. p. 448. ISBN 9781623760151.
  4. ↑ "Profile for Leoville, Kansas". ePodunk. Retrieved June 8, 2014.
  5. ↑ "Tigers Trip Leoville", Garden City Telegram, 6 February 1967, p.3.
  6. ↑ Stephen Joseph Reichert

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