Faulkner 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
Cherokee County, Kansas
Cherokee County is a U.S. county located in Southeast Kansas. Its county seat is Columbus, and its most populous city is Baxter Springs. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 19,362. The county was named for the Cherokee tri ...
, United States.
It is located southeast of
Oswego along SW 100th St.
History
Faulkner was a shipping point on the
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad o ...
.
Economy
Faulkner has one business
Faulkner Grain
References
Further reading
External links
USD 493 local school district
* Cherokee County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Cherokee County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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