Halls Summit 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
Coffey County, Kansas
Coffey County is a county located in Eastern Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Burlington. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 8,360. It was named after A.M. Coffey, a territorial legislator and Free-Stater d ...
, United States.
It is located at the intersection of 22nd Rd NW and Planter Rd.
History
Halls Summit had a post office from 1878 until 1935. Since 2003, it has been the home of
NOAA Weather Radio
NOAA Weather Radio (NWR), also known as NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards, is an automated 24-hour network of Very high frequency, VHF Frequency modulation, FM weather radio stations in the United States which broadcast weather information direct ...
transmitter, KGG-98, operated by the
National Weather Service Topeka, Kansas
National Weather Service – Topeka, Kansas (Abbreviation TOP) is a local National Weather Service forecast office based in Topeka, the state capital of Kansas. Its offices are located near Philip Billard Municipal Airport. It provides weather a ...
to serve residents of east-central and southeast Kansas.
Education
The community is served by
Lebo–Waverly USD 243
Lebo–Waverly USD 243 is a public unified school district headquartered in Waverly, Kansas, United States, serving the northern part of Coffey County. The district includes the communities of Lebo, Waverly, Agricola, Halls Summit, and nea ...
public school district.
Notable people
*
Alan L. Hart
Alan L. Hart (also known as Robert Allen Bamford Jr., October 4, 1890 – July 1, 1962) was an American physician, radiologist, tuberculosis researcher, writer, and novelist. Hart pioneered the use of X-ray photography in tuberculosis detec ...
(1890–1962), physician and tuberculosis researcher, born in Halls Summit
References
Further reading
External links
* Coffey County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Coffey County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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