Oak Valley 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
Elk County, Kansas
Elk County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Howard. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,483. The county was named for the Elk River.
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, United States.
It is located along
U.S. Route 160
U.S. Route 160 (US 160) is a east–west United States Numbered Highway in the Midwestern and Western United States. The western terminus of the route is at US 89 west of Tuba City, Arizona. The eastern terminus is at US 67 and Missour ...
between
Longton and
Elk City.
History
A post office was opened at Oak Valley in 1875, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1954.
Oak Valley was founded in 1879, when a settler built the first residential structure.
References
Further reading
External links
* Elk County maps
CurrentHistoric
, KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Elk County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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