Redwing (or Red Wing
) 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
Cheyenne Township,
Barton County, Kansas
Barton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and most populous city is Great Bend. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 25,493. The county is named in honor of Clara Barton, responsible for the ...
, United States.
It is located northwest of the northern edge of the
Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Area, east of the city of
Hoisington, and west of the city of
Claflin.
History
A post office operated in Redwing from 1892 to 1955.
There was a
grain elevator
A grain elevator or grain terminal is a facility designed to stockpile or store grain. In the grain trade, the term "grain elevator" also describes a tower containing a bucket elevator or a pneumatic conveyor, which scoops up grain from a lowe ...
and tavern in years past.
References
Further reading
External links
* Barton County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Barton County, Kansas
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