Calista is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a parcel of land that is not governed by a local general-purpose municipal corporation. (At p. 178.) They may be governed or serviced by an encompassing unit (such as a county) or another branch of the state (such as th ...
in
Kingman County, Kansas
Kingman County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Kingman. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 7,470. The county was named for Samuel Kingman, a chief justice of the Kansas S ...
, United States.
It was named from the Greek
Callista, meaning "most beautiful".
History
Calista became a community in 1886 after the community of Maud (1881-1886) was moved there. This original community known as "Old Calista" lasted until 1896 when the community had to be moved to make way for the
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 largest Class 1 railroads in the United States between 1859 and 1996.
The Santa Fe was a pioneer in intermodal freight transport; at vario ...
. "New" Calista was founded about two miles west-southwest of "Old" Calista and was a town until 1955. Now Calista only has a few buildings remaining and a small grain elevator open for about two weeks a year during the wheat harvest.
Geography
Calista is located in southern Kansas about nine miles west of the city of
Kingman and is near the south bank of the
Ninnescah River.
Education
The community is served by
Kingman–Norwich USD 331 public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Kingman County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Kingman County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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