Seguin, Kansas | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Image Map1: | Map of Sheridan Co, Ks, USA.png |
Map Caption1: | KDOT map of Sheridan County (legend) |
Pushpin Map: | Kansas#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Seguin |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Coordinates: | 39.3375°N -100.595°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Kansas |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Sheridan |
Subdivision Type3: | Township |
Subdivision Name3: | Logan |
Established Title: | Founded |
Established Title1: | Platted |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Elevation Ft: | 2858 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | CST |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Area Code Type: | Area code |
Area Code: | 785 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 20-63850 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS ID |
Seguin is an unincorporated community in Sheridan County, Kansas, United States. It is located in Logan Township, approximately 10 miles west of Hoxie. It lies south of U.S. Route 24, to which it is linked by Kansas Highway 188.
A post office was opened in Seguin in 1889, and remained in operation until it was discontinued in 1943.[1] In 1910, the population was 11.[2] The community was primarily settled by German Catholics.[3] [4] [5]
The 99-mile Plainville-Colby branch of the Union Pacific Railroad which passed through Seguin and dated from the late 1880s, was abandoned in 1998.[6] [7]
The community is served by Hoxie USD 412 public school district.