Kendall, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States

Kendall, Kansas

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Coordinates: 37°56′05″N 101°32′46″W﻿ / ﻿37.93472°N 101.54611°W﻿ / 37.93472; -101.54611[1]
Country| United States
State| Kansas
County| Hamilton
Elevation

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| 3,140 ft (960 m)
Time zone| UTC-7 (Mountain (MST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-6 (MDT)
ZIP code|

67857

Area code| 620
FIPS code| 20-36400
GNIS ID| 471586[1]

Kendall is an unincorporated community in Hamilton County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located near U.S. Route 50 approximately 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Syracuse.

## History

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The frontiersman Charles "Buffalo" Jones, who in 1879 had co-founded Garden City, left from Kendall in 1886 on a hunt to try to capture remaining buffalo to prevent their looming extinction.[2]

## Education

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The community is served by Syracuse USD 494 public school district, located in the city of Syracuse.

Kendall schools were closed through school unification. The Kendall High School mascot was Kendall Bobcats.[3]

## See also

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* Santa Fe Trail

## References

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1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kendall, Kansas
2. ^ "Buffalo Jones". h-net.msu.edu. Archived from the original on March 6, 2012. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
3. ^ "Kendall Downs Russell Springs", Garden City Telegram, 6 January 1966, p.5.

## Further reading

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See also: List of books about Hamilton County, Kansas

## External links

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* Hamilton County maps: Current, Historic, KDOT

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County seat: Syracuse

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* Coolidge
* Kendall
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