May Day 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
Riley County, Kansas
Riley County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Manhattan. As of the 2020 census, the population was 71,959. The county was named after Bennet Riley, the 7th governor of California, and ...
, United States.
History
A
post office
A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letter (message), letters and parcel (package), parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post o ...
called May Day was established in 1871, and remained in operation until 1954. The post office originally was secured on a
May Day
May Day is a European festival of ancient origins marking the beginning of summer, usually celebrated on 1 May, around halfway between the Northern Hemisphere's March equinox, spring equinox and midsummer June solstice, solstice. Festivities ma ...
, hence the name.
Education
The community is served by
Blue Valley USD 384 public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
* Riley County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Riley County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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