History Founded:  1883 Elevation:   1450 feet Latitude:  37° 27' 10"N Longitude:  98° 4' 53"W ZIP Code:  67128 Area Code:  620 County Code:  KM Population:  12 + 6

On April 6, 2002 Sondra and Eldon Headrick helped significantly boost the population of Rago by becoming the parents of six healthy new citizens.  The three girls and three boys were the first sextuplets to be born in Kansas.

Rago, in southern Kingman County, is at the intersection of K-14 and K-42.  The Chikaskia River runs along the south side of Rago.   Clyde Cessna got his start in aviation on a farm near Rago.  He built and flew his own monoplane in 1911.   In earlier times, Rago was a busy rail junction where the old A.T. & S.F. branch line that ran down to Englewood met the Hutchinson & Southern (later A.T.S.F.).

 
Notes:

• Genealogical Information for Kingman County is available on Blue Skyways.
• Rago appears on a county map in the History of Kansas by Noble L. Prentis published in 1899.

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