Diamond Creek Township is a
township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, this tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Canad ...
in
Chase County, Kansas
Chase County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Cottonwood Falls. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,572. The county was named for Salmon Chase, a U.S. Senator from ...
, United States. As of the
2000 census, its population was 237.
Geography
Diamond Creek Township covers an area of . 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
The township contains the city of
Elmdale.
Hymer
Hymer was a community that previously existed in this Township.
It was located on Diamond Creek (creek), north-west of
Cottonwood Falls.
It was a station on the
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
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The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at vario ...
.
In the 1910 Census, it had a population of 30.
The community had a
post office
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from March 19, 1872 until October 4, 1943.
Hymer is a corruption of the surname of Frank and George Hegwer, original landowners.
Elk
Elk was a community that previously existed in this Township.
It was located on Middle Creek, north-west of
Cottonwood Falls.
Its mail and shipping point in the early 20th century was Antelope, in neighbouring
Marion County, to its west.
In the 1910 Census, it had a population of 45.
The community had a
post office
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from August 24, 1874 until December 15, 1924, when it was replaced by
rural free delivery
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.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
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Center for Great Plains Studies, Great Plains Quarterly
vol. 7-8, p. 253
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It also had a general store, and a blacksmiths.
Cemeteries
The township contains the following cemeteries:
* Boenitz.
* Diamond Creek.
* Elk, located at .
* Elmdale.
References
Sources
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Further reading
External links
Chase County website
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Townships in Chase County, Kansas
Townships in Kansas