Vesper 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
Lincoln County, Kansas
Lincoln County is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Lincoln Center, Kansas, Lincoln Center. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the county population was 2, ...
, United States.
It is located about west of
Lincoln
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* Abraham Lincoln (1809–1865), the 16th president of the United States
* Lincoln, England, cathedral city and county town of Lincolnshire, England
* Lincoln, Nebraska, the capital of Nebraska, U.S.
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.
History
Vesper was laid out in 1886 when the railroad was extended to that point.
The post office in Vesper was discontinued in 1966.
Education
The community is served by
Sylvan–Lucas USD 299
Sylvan–Lucas USD 299 is a public unified school district headquartered in Sylvan Grove, Kansas, United States. The district includes the communities of Sylvan Grove, Lucas, Luray, Hunter, Denmark, Vesper, Ash Grove, and nearby rural are ...
public school district.
Vesper High School was established in 1914.
Hunter
Hunting is the human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products ( fur/ hide, bone/tusks, ...
,
Sylvan Grove and Vesper schools united to form Sylvan Unified schools in 1966. In 2010, Sylvan Unified united with Lucas-Luray schools to form Sylvan-Lucas Unified schools.
The Vesper High School mascot was Vesper Cardinals.
["Vesper Cardinals", The Salina Journal, 9 March 1966, p.12.] The Sylvan Unified, as well as that of Sylvan-Lucas Unified mascot is the Mustangs.
References
Further reading
External links
* Lincoln County maps
CurrentHistoric
KDOT
Unincorporated communities in Lincoln County, Kansas
Unincorporated communities in Kansas
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