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Elmo, Kansas

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name replaced it. The post office was opened in Elmo on December 16, 1884, and remained in operation until it was discontinued on May 6, 1966. The railroad was removed in the 1990s.
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researched the same fossil bed. The Elmo site has produced tens of thousands of specimens, with more than 150 species of insects described, including large fossils of
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was built through the area, the railroad didn't like the Elmo location because it was sloping ground, so it built a station at nearby
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Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc
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Elmo started about one mile from its current location, but the source of the name is unknown. When the
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A type catalog of Fossil Invertebrates (Arthropoda: Hexapoda) in the Yale Peabody Museum - Postilla 209
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The entomofauna of the Lower Permian fossil insect beds of Kansas and Oklahoma, USA
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In 1802, Spain returned most of the land to France. In 1803, most of the land for
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was acquired by the United States from France as part of the 828,000 square mile
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Carlton Area History: Carlton - Elmo - Holland, Dickinson County, Kansas
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In 1899, Elias Sellards discovered a well-preserved trove of insect
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Stone structure housing a statue and bell at the church (2016)
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Unincorporated communities in Dickinson County, Kansas
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Unincorporated community in Dickinson County, Kansas
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Archived from 710:"Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961 (archived)" 671:; Lawrence Journal-World; January 16, 2012. 499:Elmo is located at the northwest corner of 974: 960: 774:The Permian Insect Fossils of Elmo, Kansas 652:Standard Atlas of Dickinson County, Kansas 491:as its mascot to be placed on a new sign. 592:Banner Township, Dickinson County, Kansas 862: 639:United States Department of the Interior 580:"Our Lady of the Farmland" statue (2016) 308: 483:In 2014, a group of locals adopted the 1366: 619: 617: 615: 613: 955: 663: 661: 1379:Unincorporated communities in Kansas 1374:Populated places established in 1884 867:. Elmo, Kansas: KWCH. Archived from 856: 354:claimed ownership of large parts of 863:Anderson, Samantha (July 3, 2014). 630:Geographic Names Information System 610: 556:Welcome signage outside Elmo (2016) 448:about 3 miles south of Elmo in the 13: 1075: 982:Municipalities and communities of 887: 852:Elmo Fossil Beds; Winds of Kansas. 658: 14: 1400: 906: 776:; Emporia State University; 2000" 511:or 14 miles (23 km) west of 827:R. J. Tillyard; Winds of Kansas. 573: 561: 549: 320: 108: 101: 78: 71: 43: 933:, Special Photo Collections at 845: 831: 682:Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). 635:United States Geological Survey 539:, Special Photo Collections at 478: 439: 377: 820: 794: 764: 728: 702: 675: 644: 598:Mid-June 1992 tornado outbreak 1: 1389:1884 establishments in Kansas 865:"Town of Elmo makes new sign" 603: 122:Show map of the United States 518: 494: 405:was organized, then in 1861 109: 79: 7: 585: 523:The community is served by 417:was established within the 293:at the northwest corner of 10: 1405: 913:St Columba Catholic Church 891: 530: 324: 304: 204:1,355 ft (413 m) 1339: 1329: 1196: 1115: 1087: 1073: 1015: 996: 426:Missouri Pacific Railroad 266: 254: 242: 225: 208: 200: 188: 176: 166: 131: 65: 42: 33: 26: 985:Dickinson County, Kansas 935:Wichita State University 541:Wichita State University 527:public school district. 362:, France secretly ceded 287:Dickinson County, Kansas 283:unincorporated community 36:Unincorporated community 940:Dickinson County maps: 931:Historic Images of Elmo 537:Historic Images of Elmo 372:Treaty of Fontainebleau 1081: 918:July 14, 2014, at the 358:. In 1762, after the 317: 1079: 360:French and Indian War 313:1915 Railroad Map of 312: 227: • Summer ( 151:38.68417°N 97.23000°W 1352:United States portal 927:, Kansas Ghost Towns 808:on February 13, 2017 782:on December 27, 2016 716:on September 9, 2013 469:Robert John Tillyard 463:begins studying the 457:Wellington Formation 156:38.68417; -97.23000 147: /  1082: 594:(location of Elmo) 461:Frank M. Carpenter 388:Louisiana Purchase 318: 92:Show map of Kansas 1361: 1360: 384:modern day Kansas 352:Kingdom of France 343:was inhabited by 327:History of Kansas 276: 275: 1396: 1353: 1346: 1078: 1008: 1001: 991: 986: 976: 969: 962: 953: 952: 881: 880: 878: 876: 871:on July 14, 2014 860: 854: 849: 843: 835: 829: 824: 818: 817: 815: 813: 802:"Fossil Insects" 798: 792: 791: 789: 787: 778:. Archived from 768: 762: 761: 759: 757: 752:on March 4, 2014 751: 745:. 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Unincorporated community
KDOT map of Dickinson County (legend)
KDOT
Dickinson County
legend
Elmo is located in Kansas
Elmo is located in the United States
38°41′3″N 97°13′48″W / 38.68417°N 97.23000°W / 38.68417; -97.23000
Country
State
Kansas
County
Dickinson
Time zone
UTC-6
CST
DST
UTC-5
Area code
785
FIPS code
20-20825
GNIS ID
unincorporated community
Dickinson County, Kansas
Abilene
K-15
K-4

Dickinson County

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