Hackney, Kansas facts for kids
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Hackney, Kansas
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Aerial view of Hackney, including Strother Field industrial park and airport
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Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Cowley |
Elevation | 1,099 ft (335 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-29375 |
GNIS ID | 470349 |
Hackney is an unincorporated community in Cowley County, Kansas, United States.
History
The post office was established March 31, 1894, and discontinued February 15, 1924. It is the home of Strother Field Industrial Park. The town was named after William P. Hackney, a colorful frontier lawyer and politician from Cowley County.
Hackney was a station and shipping point on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway.
- County
- History of Cowley County Kansas; D.A. Millington / E.P. Greer; Winfield Courier; 162 pages; 1901. (Download 16MB PDF eBook)
- Kansas
- History of the State of Kansas; William G. Cutler; A.T. Andreas Publisher; 1883. (Online HTML eBook)
Education
The community is served by Winfield USD 465 public school district.
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