Tisdale, Kansas

Tisdale, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Cowley County (legend)
KDOT map of Cowley County (legend)
Tisdale is located in Kansas
Tisdale
Tisdale
Tisdale is located in the United States
Tisdale
Tisdale
Coordinates: 37°16′6″N 96°52′25″W / 37.26833°N 96.87361°W / 37.26833; -96.87361[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCowley
Elevation
[1]
1,322 ft (403 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-70700
GNIS ID469566[1]

Tisdale is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

The post office was established December 1, 1871, and discontinued April 15, 1920.[2] Tisdale once had three stores and several other buildings, and did a flourishing trade with the surrounding area until the spring of 1880 when the railroad was built four miles to the north through Burden, Kansas.[3]

Geography

Tisdale is a ghost town, located about six miles east of Winfield on US Route 160, near the Tisdale Methodist Church, and west of State Highway 15.

Education

The community is served by Winfield USD 465 public school district.

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tisdale, Kansas
  2. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
  3. ^ "COWLEY County, Part 14".

Further reading

See also: List of books about Cowley County, Kansas


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