Elmont is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
in northern
Shawnee County, Kansas
Shawnee County (county code SN) is located in northeast Kansas, in the central United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 178,909, making it the third-most populous county in Kansas. Its most populous city, Topeka, is the state ...
, United States.
History
Elmont was incorporated in 1886. It was a shipping point on the
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
The Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad (CRI&P RW, sometimes called ''Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railway'') was an American Class I railroad. It was also known as the Rock Island Line, or, in its final years, The Rock.
At the end ...
. A post office was opened in Elmont in 1887, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1955.
Education
Elmont currently has an Elementary School operated b
USD 345 Seamanschool district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Shawnee County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Shawnee County, Kansas
Topeka metropolitan area, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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