Zook 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
Pawnee County, Kansas
Pawnee County (standard abbreviation: PN) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county population was 6,253. The largest city and county seat is Larned, Ka ...
, United States.
It is located approximately 8 miles south of
Larned east of the intersection of
K-19 highway and East Rd.
History
The community was started by the
Mennonite
Mennonites are groups of Anabaptist Christian church communities of denominations. The name is derived from the founder of the movement, Menno Simons (1496–1561) of Friesland. Through his writings about Reformed Christianity during the Radic ...
John Zook, who came to
Larned, Kansas
Larned is a city in and the county seat of Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 3,769.
History
Larned was laid out in 1873. The first post office was established at Larned in 1872.
The c ...
, in the 1880s and then moved his family to the location that would become Zook, a mile east of what is now Highway 19 in southeastern Pawnee County.
The community grew in population when the Anthony and Northern Railroad came through the area.
The region's first consolidated school was built in 1922,
and by 1940 the town had "a school, church, grain elevator and filling station."
The school closed for good in 1962.
Notable people
*
John Zook
John Eldon Zook (September 24, 1947 – June 6, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons. Zoo ...
- NFL football, attended school in Zook.
References
Further reading
External links
* Pawnee County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
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Unincorporated communities in Pawnee County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas