Vilas, Kansas
Unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas
Vilas is an unincorporated community in Wilson County, Kansas, United States.[1]
History
Vilas had its start in the year 1886 by the building of the railroad through that territory.[2]
Vilas had a post office from the 1880s until 1954.[3]
References
- ^ "Vilas, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Volume 2. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 846.
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 20, 2014.
Further reading
External links
- Wilson County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT
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Municipalities and communities of Wilson County, Kansas, United States
County seat: Fredonia
- Altoona
- Benedict
- Buffalo
- Coyville
- Fredonia
- Neodesha
- New Albany
![Map of Kansas highlighting Wilson County](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Wilson_County.svg/180px-Map_of_Kansas_highlighting_Wilson_County.svg.png)
communities
- Buxton
- Lafontaine†
- Rest
- Roper
- Vilas
†This community is designated a Census-Designated Place (CDP) by the United States Census Bureau.
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37°39′15″N 95°35′11″W / 37.65417°N 95.58639°W / 37.65417; -95.58639
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