Anson is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Sumner County, Kansas
Sumner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Wellington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,382. The county is named after Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who was a leader of ...
, United States.
It is located approximately six miles east of
Conway Springs at 1.5 miles south of the intersection of N Anson Rd and W 90th St N, adjacent to an abandoned railroad. It currently contains a small number of homes, but no businesses or services.
History
A post office was opened in Anson in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1958.
A railroad previously passed through the community, east to west, from
Belle Plaine to
Conway Springs.
Education
The community is served by
Conway Springs USD 356 public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
Sumner County website
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Unincorporated communities in Sumner County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas