Rome, Sumner County, Kansas

For other places with the same name, see Rome, Kansas.

Rome, Kansas
Unincorporated community
1915 Railroad Map of Sumner County
KDOT map of Sumner County (legend)
Rome Show map of Kansas Rome Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 37°9′37″N 97°23′29″W[1]
Country	United States
State	Kansas
County	Sumner
Elevation [1]	1,211 ft (369 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	620
FIPS code	20-61000
GNIS ID	470318 [1]

Rome is an unincorporated community in Sumner County, Kansas, United States.^[1] It is located about 6.5 miles south of Wellington at about 0.5 miles east of the intersection of U.S. Route 81 and E 90th St, next to the railroad.^[1]

History

A post office was opened in Rome in 1874, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1933.^[2]

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.^[3]

References

1. "Rome, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
2. "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961, page 2". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved March 10, 2020.
3. "USD 353 District Map" (PDF). Kansas Department of Transportation. Archived (PDF) from the original on February 29, 2020.

Further reading

See also: List of books about Sumner County, Kansas

External links

• Sumner County map, KDOT