Gross, Kansas
Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Crawford County (legend)
KDOT map of Crawford County (legend)
Gross is located in Kansas
Gross
Gross
Gross is located in the United States
Gross
Gross
Coordinates: 37°36′03″N 94°38′59″W / 37.60083°N 94.64972°W / 37.60083; -94.64972[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountyCrawford
Elevation
[1]
883 ft (269 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code620
FIPS code20-29000
GNIS ID475156[1]

Gross is an unincorporated community in Lincoln Township, Crawford County, Kansas, United States.[1]

History

Gross was a station and shipping point on the St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad.[2]

The post office in the community was established on 28 September 1907 and discontinued on 30 April 1934.[3]

Gross was the location of Crawford county school #135 and the A.B. Ryder Mercantile Company.

References

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gross, Kansas
  2. ^ Kansas: a cyclopedia of state history, embracing events, institutions, industries, counties, cities, towns, prominent persons, etc. ... / with a supplementary volume devoted to selected personal history and reminiscence. Standard Pub. Co. Chicago : 1912
  3. ^ Robert W. Baughman's Kansas Post Offices, May 29, 1828-August 3, 1961

Further reading

See also: List of books about Crawford County, Kansas

External links

Municipalities and communities of Crawford County, Kansas, United States
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