Silica 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 southwestern
Pioneer Township,
Rice County, Kansas, United States.
It lies along local roads a fraction of a mile (about 500 m) north of
U.S. Route 56
U.S. Route 56 (US 56) is an east–west United States highway that runs for approximately in the Midwestern United States. US 56's western terminus is at Interstate 25 Business (I-25 Bus.), US 412 and New Mexico State Road 21 (NM 21) in Springe ...
/
K-96, east of
Ellinwood and west of
Lyons
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of th ...
.
History
For millennia, the land now known as Kansas was inhabited by
Native Americans. In 1803, most of
modern Kansas was secured by the United States as part of the
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase (french: Vente de la Louisiane, translation=Sale of Louisiana) was the acquisition of the territory of Louisiana by the United States from the French First Republic in 1803. In return for fifteen million dollars, or app ...
. In 1854, the
Kansas Territory
The Territory of Kansas was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from May 30, 1854, until January 29, 1861, when the eastern portion of the territory was admitted to the United States, Union as the Slave and ...
was organized, then in 1861
Kansas
Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the ...
became the 34th
U.S. state. In 1867,
Rice County was founded.
Silica had a post office from 1893 until 1953.
Education
The community is served by
Chase–Raymond USD 401 public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Rice County maps
CurrentHistoric
- KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Rice County, Kansas
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