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Historical Notes
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Map and text from History of Kansas, Noble Prentis, (Winfield: E.P. Greer. 1899) |
The huge courthouse was completed in 1931 and was designed by architect William Earl Hulse.
Hutchinson was the western end of the Arkansas Valley Interurban which conected Wichita, Newton, Halstead, Burrton, and Hutchinson.
One of the rail lines that served Hutchinson was the Hutchinson & Southern, a remarkable railroad built by a group of Kansas businessmen without spending any of their own money. It later became part of the A.T.&S.F.
William G. Cutler's History of Kansas, first published in 1883, tells about early Reno County.
There is a section on Reno County in the book Kansas: a Cyclopedia Of State History by Frank Blackmar (1912).
The Special Collections of the Ablah Library at WSU contain historical images of: Abbyville, Haven, Hutchinson, Nickerson, Partridge, Plevna, South Hutchinson, Sylvia, & Turon.
The Kansas State Historical Society also has more historical data for Reno County online including a rich bibliography and lists of cemeteries, post offices, and newspapers.
Cities, Towns, & Villages of Reno County
Population
Town 2000 1990 ZIP Year Elevation
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Abbyville 128 140 67510 1866 1,650
Adams Corner 1,590
Arlington 459 457 67514 1887 1,610
Buhler 1,358 1,277 67522 1888 1,485
Castleton 1,468
Charters Corner 1,637
Cruppers Corner 1,538
Darlow 1,557
Elmer 1,540
Haven 1,175 1,198 67543 1,480
Huntsville 1,738
Hutchinson 40,787 39,308 67501-67505 1871 1,538
Kilbourns Corner 1,726
Langdon 72 62 67583 1887 1,695
Lerado 1885 1,670
McVays Corner 1,675
Medora 67502 1,482
Nickerson 1,194 1,137 67561 1872 1,593
Obeeville 1,512
Partridge 259 213 67566 1,610
Plevna 99 117 67568 1,684
Pretty Prairie 615 601 67570 1,576
Punkin Center 1,484
Saint Joe 1,530
South Hutchinson 2,539 2,444 67505 1,525
Sylvia 297 308 67581 1,738
Turon 436 393 67583 1881 1,760
Whiteside 1,582
Willowbrook 36 95 1,538
Yaggy 1,560
Yoder 67585 1889 1,539
Special Places in Reno County
- Elmer has shrunk to a few houses and an abandoned metal elevator near where highways 17 and 96 intersect.
Special Events in Reno County
- The Kansas State Fair at Hutchinson every fall is the real thing. From the miniature train to the swine barn, from corny dogs to Our Lady of Guadalupe Mexican food, it's all there.
- Pretty Prairie shows classic films in the park and in their historic Civic Theatre downtown.
- Every July, Pretty Prairie hosts "Kansas Largest Night Rodeo."
Libraries
- Arlington City Library 620-538-2471
Arlington, KS 67514 - Buhler Public Library 620-543-2241
121 N. Main Street, Buhler, KS 67522 - Haven City Library 620-465-3524
121 N. Kansas, Haven, KS 67543 - Hutchinson Public Library 620-663-5441
901 N. Main St., Hutchinson, KS 67501 - South Central Kansas Library System 1-620-663-5441 / 1-800-234-0529 (in Kansas)
901 N. Main St., Hutchinson, KS 67501 - Nickerson City Library 620-422-3361
One N. Nickerson / P. O. Box 456, Nickerson, KS 67561 - Partridge Public Library 620-567-2565
P. O. Box 127 / Partridge, KS 67566 - Pretty Prairie Public Library 620-459-6392
118 W. Main Street, Pretty Prairie, KS 67570 - Sylvia Public Library 620-486-2472
Sylvia, KS 67581 - Turon City Library 620-497-6409
Burns Street / P. O. Box 357, Turon, KS 67583
Museums
- Hutchinson Art Center (620) 663-1081
405 N. Washington, Hutchinson, KS 67501
Hours: Tuesday-Friday 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Saturday-Sunday 2:00-4:00p.m.
Closed Monday - Kansas Cosmosphere &
Space Center (620) 662-2305
1110 N. Plum, Hutchinson, KS - The Kansas Underground Salt Museum
(620) 662-1184
100 S Walnut · PO Box 664 · Hutchinson, KS 67502-0664 - Reno County Historical Society (620) 662-1184
100 S. Walnut · Hutchinson, KS 67501
Reno County School Systems
- USD 308 Hutchinson Public Schools (620) 665-4400 Hutchinson
- USD 309 Nickerson (620) 663-7141 Nickerson
- USD 310 Fairfield (620) 596-2152 Langdon, Abbeyville, Turon, Arlington, Plevna, Sylvia
- USD 311 Pretty Prairie (620) 459-6241 Pretty Prairie
- USD 312 Haven Public Schools (620) 465-7727 Haven
- USD 313 Buhler "Crusaders" (620) 543-2258 Buhler
Colleges & Universities
- Hutchinson Community College (620) 665-3500
1300 N Plum / Hutchinson, KS 67501
Hospitals
- Hutchinson Hospital (620) 665-2000
1701 E. 23rd, Hutchinson, KS 67502
Newspapers
- Hutchinson News (620) 694-5700
300 W. Second, Hutchinson, KS 67501 - Nickerson News (620) 422-3294
KLOVELOCK@COX.NET - Ninnescah Valley News (620) 459-6322
201 S. Maple, Pretty Prairie, KS - Turon Record (620) 497-6448
117 N. Burns / P. O. Box 38, Turon, KS 67583
More Data About Reno County
Economic Development
- Kansas County Profile Reports
Statistical data from The Institute for Policy and Social Research, the University of Kansas
- KDHE's Reno County Health Profile
Genealogy
- Reno County KSGenWeb
Reno County Offices
- Reno County
(620) 694-2929
206 W. 1st. Ave., Hutchinson, KS 67501
- Reno County Extension Service (620) 662.2371
2 W 10th, South Hutchinson, KS 67505-1331
For More Information
- Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce (620) 662-3391
117 N Walnut / Hutchinson, KS 67504
- Reno County Department on Aging (620) 694-2909
206 West First St., Hutchinson, KS 67501 (the courthouse)
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