Diamond Creek Township, Chase County, Kansas

Township in Kansas, United States

Diamond Creek Township

Township

Location within Chase County

Diamond Creek Township

Location within the state of Kansas

Coordinates: 38°26′05″N 096°41′21″W﻿ / ﻿38.43472°N 96.68917°W﻿ / 38.43472; -96.68917
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Chase
Area

• Total| 144.4 sq mi (373.99 km2)
• Land| 144.05 sq mi (373.09 km2)
• Water| 0.35 sq mi (0.9 km2)  0.24%
Elevation

| 1,339 ft (408 m)
Population

(2000)

• Total| 237
• Density| 1.6/sq mi (0.6/km2)
GNIS feature ID| 0477160

Diamond Creek Township is a township in Chase County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2000 census, its population was 237.

## Geography

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Diamond Creek Township covers an area of 144.4 square miles (374 km2). The streams of Collett Creek, Diamond Creek, Gannon Creek, Middle Creek, Mulvane Creek, Pickett Creek, Schaffer Creek, School Creek, Stribby Creek and Wildcat Creek run through this township.

## Communities

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The township contains the following settlements:

* City of Elmdale.[1]

### Hymer

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Hymer was a community that previously existed in this Township.[2][3][1] It was located on Diamond Creek (creek), 13 miles (21 km) north-west of Cottonwood Falls.[3] It was a station on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.[3]

In the 1910 Census, it had a population of 30.[3]

The community had a post office from 1872-03-19 until 1943-10-04.[4]

Hymer is a corruption of the surname of Frank and George Hegwer, original landowners.[5]

### Elk

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Elk was a community that previously existed in this Township.[6][7][1] It was located on Middle Creek, 19 miles (31 km) north-west of Cottonwood Falls.[7] Its mail and shipping point in the early 20th century was Antelope, in neighbouring Marion County, 9 miles (14 km) to its west.[7]

In the 1910 Census, it had a population of 45.[7]

The community had a post office from 1874-08-24 until 1924-12-15, when it was replaced by rural free delivery.[8][4] It also had a general store,[7] and a blacksmiths.[9]

## Cemeteries

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The township contains the following cemeteries:

* Boenitz.
* Diamond Creek.
* Elk, located at 38°24′51″N 96°47′5″W﻿ / ﻿38.41417°N 96.78472°W﻿ / 38.41417; -96.78472.
* Elmdale.

## References

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1. ^ a b c Lippincott 1880, p. 572.
2. ^ Gannett 1898, p. 114.
3. ^ a b c d Blackmar 1912a, p. 893.
4. ^ a b KHS.
5. ^ "Profile for Hymer, Kansas". ePodunk. Archived from the original on May 15, 2019. Retrieved June 6, 2014.
6. ^ Gannett 1898, p. 80.
7. ^ a b c d e Blackmar 1912a, p. 572.
8. ^ University of Nebraska-Lincoln Center for Great Plains Studies, Great Plains Quarterly, vol. 7-8, p. 253
9. ^ Andreas 1883, p. 1356.

### Sources

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* Gannett, Henry (1898). A Gazetteer of Kansas. Bulletin. Vol. 154\. United States Geological Survey. OL 20596112M.
* Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Vol. 1\. Chicago: Standard publishing Company. LCCN 12015729. OL 13489994M. (Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History at the Internet Archive)
* Andreas, Alfred Theodore (1883). "Chase County". History of the State of Kansas. Chicago: Alfred Theodore Andreas. OL 15439414M.
* "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2014.
* "Diamond Creek". Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World. J. B. Lippincott & Company. 1880.

## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Chase County, Kansas

## External links

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* Chase County Website
* City-Data.com
* Chase County Maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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Municipalities and communities of Chase County, Kansas, United States

County seat: Cottonwood Falls

Cities|

* Cedar Point
* Cottonwood Falls
* Elmdale
* Matfield Green
* Strong City

Map of Kansas highlighting Chase County

Unincorporated
communities|

* Bazaar
* Clements
* Saffordville
* Toledo
* Wonsevu

Ghost towns|

* Elk‡
* Ellinor
* Homestead
* Hymer
* Thurman

Townships|

* Bazaar
* Cedar
* Cottonwood
* Diamond Creek
* Falls
* Homestead
* Matfield
* Strong
* Toledo

Footnotes|

‡This community also has portions in an adjacent county or counties.

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