Rome 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
Sumner County, Kansas
Sumner County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat is Wellington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 22,382. The county is named after Charles Sumner, a U.S. Senator from Massachusetts who was a leader of ...
, United States.
It is located approximately 6.5 miles south of
Wellington
Wellington is the capital city of New Zealand. It is located at the south-western tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Remutaka Range. Wellington is the third-largest city in New Zealand (second largest in the North Island ...
and about 0.5 mile east of the intersection of
U.S. Route 81
U.S. Route 81 or U.S. Highway 81 (US 81) is a major north–south U.S. highway that extends for in the central United States and is one of the original United States Numbered Highways established in 1926 by the American Association of Sta ...
and E 90th St, adjacent to the railroad.
History
A post office was opened in Rome in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.
Economy
Rome has a Farmers Co-Op Grain business with the capability to load grain into rail cars.
Education
The community is served by
Wellington USD 353 public school district.
References
Further reading
External links
Sumner County website
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Unincorporated communities in Sumner County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas