Portland, Kansas
Portland is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located about 5 miles northeast of South Haven at 1.5 miles north of the intersection of S Hydraulic Rd and U.S. Route 166, next to an abandoned railroad. It is 1.5 miles east of I-35 (Kansas Turnpike).
History
[edit]A post office was opened in Portland in 1886, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1940.[2]
The Kansas Southwestern Railway previously passed through the community, east to west, from Geuda Springs to South Haven.
Education
[edit]The community is served by South Haven USD 509 public school district.
References
[edit]- ^ "Portland, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
- ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 27, 2014.
Further reading
[edit]External links
[edit]- Sumner County map, KDOT
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