Kackley 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 ...

Republic County, Kansas Republic County (standard abbreviation: RP) is a U.S. county, county located in the U.S. state, state of Kansas, south from the Nebraska state line. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county population was 4,674. The largest ...

, United States. It is located southeast of Courtland at Co Rd 5 and K-148 highway.

History

In 1887,

Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway , often referred to as the Santa Fe or AT&SF, was one of the larger railroads in the United States. The railroad was chartered in February 1859 to serve the cities of Atchison, Kansas, Atchison and Top ...

built a branch line from

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(3 miles west of Strong City) through Kackley to

Superior, Nebraska Superior is a city in Nuckolls County, Nebraska, Nuckolls County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, 2010 census, the city population was 1,957. Superior bills itself as the "Victorian Capital of Nebraska", and holds a ...

. In 1996, the

merged with

Burlington Northern Railroad The Burlington Northern Railroad was a United States-based railroad company formed from a Mergers and acquisitions, merger of four major U.S. railroads. Burlington Northern operated between 1970 and 1996. Its historical lineage begins in the e ...

and renamed to the current

BNSF Railway BNSF Railway is one of the largest freight railroads in North America. One of seven North American Class I railroads, BNSF has 35,000 employees, of track in 28 states, and nearly 8,000 locomotives. It has three transcontinental routes that ...

. Most locals still refer to this railroad as the "Santa Fe". The town was once a trade center and was considered a "booming" town in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. At its peak, the population was 200 but by 2007 it had dwindled to 13. It was named for Joe Kackley, the original land owner. A post office was opened in Kackley in 1888, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1968. Today, Kackley has a

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and a mechanics shop.

Education

The community is served by

Pike Valley USD 426 Pike Valley USD 426 is a public unified school district headquartered in Scandia, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Scandia, Courtland, Kackley, Norway, Rydal, Sherdahl, and nearby rural areas. Schools The scho ...

public school district.

Media

Between 1893 and 1894, four

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were published in Kackley. They were: *''Evangelistic War Cry'', 1893–1894 *''Herald Of Pentecost'', 1894 *''Kackley Leader'', 1893–1894 *''Western Record'', 1893

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* Republic County maps
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