Hesper, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas

Unincorporated community in Kansas, United States
38°53′55″N 95°04′29″W / 38.89861°N 95.07472°W / 38.89861; -95.07472[1]CountryUnited StatesStateKansasCountyDouglasElevation922 ft (281 m)Time zoneUTC-6 (CST) • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)Area code785FIPS code20-31550 [1]GNIS ID479160 [1]

Hesper is an unincorporated community in Douglas County, Kansas, United States.[1] It is located two and a half miles southeast of Eudora.

History

Hesper was founded in 1858 by Quakers wanting to lend support to the free-state cause. In 1884, the Hesper Academy was opened but it closed in 1912.[2]

A post office was opened in Hesper in 1868, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1900.[3]

Education

The community is served by Eudora USD 491 public school district.

Notable people

Friends University in Wichita was founded by James Davis, who was a native of Hesper.[2] The town is also the birthplace of the college football player and coach John H. Outland, namesake of the Outland Trophy. Walter R. Stubbs, Governor of Kansas from 1909-1913 grew up in the Hesper area.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Hesper, Kansas", Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
  2. ^ a b Shortridge, James R. Shortridge (1988) [1977]. Kaw Valley Landscapes. University Press of Kansas.
  3. ^ "Kansas Post Offices, 1828-1961". Kansas Historical Society. Retrieved June 8, 2014.

Further reading

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