Bavaria, Kansas

Bavaria is an unincorporated community in Saline County, Kansas, United States.[1] It lies along K-140 and a Union Pacific Railroad line west of Salina.

Bavaria, Kansas
Unincorporated community
Grain elevator in Bavaria (2015)
Location within Saline County and Kansas
KDOT map of Saline County (legend)
Coordinates: 38°47′50″N 97°45′20″W[1]
CountryUnited States
StateKansas
CountySaline
TownshipOhio
Elevation1,273 ft (388 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code785
FIPS code20-04575 [1]
GNIS feature ID0476783 [1]

History

The place was originally known as Hohneck, after Ernst Hohneck, who settled there in 1865.[2] It was also known as Honek.[1] Bavaria was laid out by E. F. Drake in 1877 and named after the State of Bavaria in Germany.[3][4]

The post office in Bavaria was closed in 1986.[5]

Geography

Spring Creek flows through the community.[6]

Demographics

Bavaria a part of Saline County, Bavaria is a part of the Salina micropolitan area.[7]

Education

The community is served by Ell-Saline USD 307 public school district. Ell-Saline schools are located in Brookville. The Ell-Saline school mascot is Cardinals.

Bavaria schools were closed through school unification. The Bavaria High School mascot was Tigers.[8]

References
  1. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Bavaria, Kansas; United States Geological Survey (USGS); October 13, 1978.
  2. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History, Embracing Events, Institutions, Industries, Counties, Cities, Towns, Prominent Persons, Etc. Standard Publishing Company. pp. 160.
  3. Heim, Michael (2007). Exploring Kansas Highways. p. 37.
  4. kancoll.com
  5. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 9, 2013. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
  6. DeLorme. Kansas Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2009, 48. ISBN 0-89933-342-7.
  7. Update of Statistical Area Definitions and Guidance on Their Uses Archived 2008-11-17 at the Wayback Machine, Office of Management and Budget, 2007-11-20. Accessed 2008-08-14.
  8. "The good ole days", The Salina Journal, 1 December 1994, p.17.

Further reading
See also: List of books about Saline County, Kansas
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