"THE SMALLEST INCORPORATED CITY IN THE U.S.A. HAVING A BANK."

Freeport, Kansas Founded: 1885 Latitude: 37° 11' 55"N Longitude: 97° 51' 24" W Elevation: 1333 feet Population:         6 (2000)         8 (1990)     125 (1928) ZIP code: 67049 Area Code: 620

Freeport, located in eastern Harper [HP] County about six miles south of US-160, is "the smallest incorporated city in the U.S.A. having a bank."  It is nearly a ghost town now but the Freeport State Bank, chartered January 7, 1902, and the grain elevator across the street are still in business, and it still has a Presbyterian church with a membership of about 60.  Every year the townspeople gather in the simple frame church building to celebrate Christmas by decorating a tree and having a concert.  The church is in the National Registry of Historic Places.

Freeport Presbyterian Church

For a better description of the town and its history, see Ghost Towns of Kansas, page 199.

Banking In Freeport

Freeport State Bank   (620) 962-5241

References

Fitzgerald, Daniel Ghost Towns of Kansas--A Traveler's Guide (University Press of Kansas. 1988)

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