Anness, Kansas facts for kids

Anness is a small, unincorporated community located in Sedgwick County, Kansas, in the United States. It's not a city with its own government, but rather a group of homes and buildings without official city limits. You can find Anness about 4.75 miles west of a town called Viola. It sits between two roads, W 111th St S and W 119th St S, and also between S 327th St W and S 343rd St W.

History of Anness

Anness began to grow when the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway built its train tracks through this area. The person who owned the land where Anness was founded decided to name the community after his wife, whose name was Ann S. Wilson.

The community of Anness was officially started in the 1880s by a man named WH Wilson. This was in what we now know as Sedgwick County. The very first post office in Anness opened its doors in February 1887, helping people send and receive mail.

Education in Anness

Students living in the Anness community attend schools that are part of the Kingman–Norwich USD 331 public school district. This district provides education for children from elementary grades all the way through high school.