Heizer, Kansas facts for kids
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Heizer, Kansas
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Country | United States |
State | Kansas |
County | Barton |
Elevation | 1,887 ft (575 m) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
Area code | 620 |
FIPS code | 20-31275 |
GNIS ID | 475638 |
Heizer, also called Heizerton, is an unincorporated community in Barton County, Kansas, United States.
History
Heizer had its beginnings in the 1880s with the building of the railroad through that territory. It was named for David N. Heizer, a former owner of the town site and mayor of nearby Great Bend, who saw the need for a railway stop northwest of Great Bend. Heizer was the first stop where trains could drop off and pick up mail and take on cream, cattle and grain.
Heizer, once a busy little town with over a 100 residents, had a train depot, a blacksmith shop, hotels, stockyards, a lumberyard, creamery, church, schools, 2 grain elevators, and a bank. The original remaining buildings include the church, school, which was erected in 1927, the general store, and the bank, established in 1911.
Heizer currently has approximately 20 residents.
Notable people
- Jacob Halman patented a new type of plow point in 1903.
- Fred Garrett along with Charles Wilkins of Hutchinson, Kansas patented a new design for disk bearings for use in cultivators in 1903.
- Frank Trauer patented his improvements in locomotive feed-water heaters for steam boilers in 1903.