Minneola, Kansas

Founded: 1887
Population: 705
Elevation: 2548 feet
Latitude: 37° 26' 36" N
Longitude: 100° 00' 53" W
School District: USD 219, Minneola (620) 885-4372
ZIP code: 67865 - Area Code: 620

Description

        Minneola is located in Clark, [CA], county at the intersection of highways US-54 and US-283. It's laid out in a common pattern for Kansas towns: the tracks and elevators at one end and a school at the other end of the main street. The countryside is flat and well suited to agriculture which has been the basis for the local economy. Recently, people who work in Dodge City have begun settling here also.

History

        Settlement in this area began with Appleton which was laid out in March 1885; its population reached 250 that year. When the C. R. I. & P. railroad came through in early 1887 (first passenger train was February 16, 1887), it missed Appleton by a mile or so. A new town sprang up by the tracks and lots were offered free to occupants of Appleton. The Appleton bank moved to Minneola in the spring of 1887.

        The land speculation of the times is amazing. The quarter section just north of modern US-54 went from $200.50 in February 1887 to $2000.00 in June. The land just south of that went from $200.00 in August 1886 to $4283.27 in June 1887.

        The Minneola Record began publishing August 14, 1906 and is now the oldest business in town. In the first issue, the S. L. Clute Hardware, Harness, & Implement Store offered the "reliable self-regulating Waupun windmill" for $31. Shorty's Cafe offered "a good meal" for 30 cents according to an ad in the May 19, 1932 Record.

        The Statton House (or Hotel), built in 1908, served Minneola until it was torn down in 1941.

Special Events

Schools

• USD 219 Minneola (620) 885-4372 Minneola
  Superintendent: Mark Walker
  Box 157 / Minneola, KS 67865
  Fax: (620) 885-4509

Libraries

• Minneola City Library (620) 885-4749 Established 1930
  112 Main Street / P. O. Box 95 / Minneola, KS 67865

Newspapers

• Minneola Record (620) 885-4710
  205 S. Main / Minneola, KS 67865

Places to visit in Minneola

• The "Civic Connection" community building sits next to City Hall at Main & Elm in downtown Minneola.
• Centennial Park in Minneola, beside highway US 54 has a stone picnic shelter.

Places to eat in Minneola

• Something Unique (620) 885-4410
  131 Main / Minneola, KS 67865
• Tim's Diner (620) 885-4858
  Hwy 283 & 54 / Minneola, KS 67865

Shopping in Minneola

• D & R Designs (620) 885-4242
  Hwy 54 & 283 / Minneola, KS 67865
• Flairs Flowers (620) 885-4242
  119 Main / Minneola, KS 67865
• McInteer Locker (620) 885-4401
  109 Main / Minneola, KS 67865
• Venture Foods (620) 885-4231
  135 Main / Minneola, KS 67865
• Corner Store (620) 885-4340
  Hwy 283 & 54 / Minneola, KS 67865

Places to stay in Minneola

• Holiday Motel (620) 885-4243
  E. Highway 54 / Minneola, KS 67865

Banking in Minneola

• Peoples State Bank (620) 885-2166
  113 Main / Minneola, KS 67865

Hospitals in Minneola

• Minneola District Hospital (620) 885-4264
  212 S. Main / Minneola, KS 67865

Internet Access

• Rural Link - High Speed Internet   1-800-414-1572
  P.O. Box 199, Dodge City, KS 67801
  Email: wecare@rurallink.net

• City Clerk (620) 885-4331
  126 Main / Minneola, KS 67865

More information about Minneola

References

• Minneola Diamond Anniversary Historical Book (Minneola: The Minneola Record. 1961)
• Minneola - Our First Hundred Years (Minneola: Minneola Centennial Executive Committee. 1986)

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